Question

Find the probability of choosing a from algebra

Answer 1

probability of choosing 'a' = 2/7

Explanation:

total letters in algebra = 7

occurrence of letter 'a' = 2 times

probability of choosing 'a' = 2/7

Answer 2

`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

1. To find a probability of picking a certain type of thing we need to first find the total then how many out of the total is the thing we want. So to find the total lets first add up all the letters in the word algebra

a l g b r a

1+1+1+1+1+1 = 6

2. Now we need to figure out how many a's there are

a l g b r a

^ ^

3. Since there are 2 a's we can conclude that the probability of picking an a from the word algebra would be
`(2)/(6)` which simplifies to
`(1)/(3)`