Question

Shem will select a letter at random from the word “PROBABILITY”. Japhet will select a letter at random from the word “STATISTICS”. Who is more likely to pick the letter “I”?

Answer 1

The answer to this situation would be that Japhet will be most likely to pick the letter “I.”

Explanation:

First, calculate how many letters each word has:

P R O B A B I L I T Y - 11 Letters

S T A T I S T I C S - 10 Letters

Next, calculate how many “I”'s each letter has:

"Probability" has two “I”'s.

"Statistics" has two “I”'s.

Finally, divide the amount of “I”'s in the word by it's letter count:

"PROBABILITY" - 2 “I”'s / 11 Letters ≈ 18%

"STATISTICS" - 2 “I”'s / 10 Letters = 20%

So, Japhet would have the better probability to choose the letter “I.”

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