Question

. On TUESDAY, the mother writes the word on a piece of paper and cuts it up so that each letter is on a separate piece of paper. She mixes up the papers and picks one. What is the probability that she will choose the piece of paper with the letter Y? Explain your reasoning. *

Answer 1

Answer: 1/7

Explanation:

The word TUESDAY has 7 alphabets. Each alphabet has an equal chance of being selected since it's a random sampling.

If a mother chooses an alphabet, the probability of that alphabet being Y will be the number of times Y appears in TUESDAY divided by total alphabets. Y occurs only once, so this will give:

= 1/7