Question

each of the letters of the word Mississippi are written on separate pieces of the paper that are then folded put in a hat and mixed thoroughlyone pieces of the paper is chosen (without looking) from the hat what is the probability it is an I

Answer 1

Mississippi has 11 letters.

M= 1

I= 4

S= 4

P= 2

To calculate the probability of getting a I you have to divide the numbers of I by the total number of letters:

P(I)= 4/11

The correct answer is A.