Question

A bag contains 11 tiles each with one letter of the word MISSISSIPPI" written on each tile. One tile is chosen at random. What is the probability that the tile contains the letter S?

A.4/11
B. 4/7
C. 7/3
D.11/4

Answer 1

The probability of drawing a tile with the letter S from a set that represents the word MISSISSIPPI is 4/11 since there are 4 S tiles out of a total of 11 tiles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked about the probability of drawing a tile with the letter S from a bag that contains 11 tiles, each with a letter from the word MISSISSIPPI. To find this probability, one needs to count the number of tiles with the letter S and divide that by the total number of tiles. In the word MISSISSIPPI, there are 4 S's. So, the probability of drawing an S is the number of S tiles (4) over the total number of tiles (11).

The answer is the ratio of the favorable outcomes (tiles with an S) to the total outcomes (all tiles), which is 4/11.