Mai selects a letter at random from the alphabet. What is the probability she selects the letter “K”? SHOW YOUR WORK.

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Jizelle asked May 12, 2023

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Mai selects a letter at random from the alphabet. What is the probability she selects the letter “K”? SHOW YOUR WORK.

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1/26 or about 3.8%.

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There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and only one of them is the letter "K". Which means the probability would be 1/26. In percent form, that is about 3.8%.

Ziv Gabovitch answered May 18, 2023

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