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Each of the letters in the word APPLE is on separate cards, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be A or L?
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Each of the letters in the word APPLE is on separate cards, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be A or L?

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Probability =

(number of possible ways to succeed)
divided by
(total number of possible outcomes) .

Number of ways to succeed = 2 (pick the 'A' or the 'L')

Total number of possible outcomes = 5 (the cards on the table) .

Probability of success = 2/5 = 40% .
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