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There are 52 titled chapters in this book. Is there a sure possibility that some chapters start with the same a) letter b) word?​

User Marianosz
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Answer:

there are 26 letters in the English alphabet

probability that one letter will start a chapter

is 1/26.

Number of pages=52

1/26×52=2

Explanation:

User Gaurav Gilani
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Answer:

there is sure probability to that some chapters will start with the same letter. There is no sure probability that some chapters will start with same word

Explanation:

there are 26 letters in the English alphabet

probability that one letter will start a chapter

is 1/26.

Number of pages=52

1/26×52=2

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