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out of all the permutations of the letters in the word dog if you chose at random what is the probability that its actually an English word

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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

Total letters in DOG=3

All possible permutations=3!=6

Words are DOG,GOD, OGD,ODG,DGO,GDO

Actual English words=2 out of 6

Probability that it is an actual English word=2/6=1/3

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