Question

the letters to the word candyland are placed in a bag what is the probability of picking an "n" and without replacing it picking another "n"

Answer 1

1/36

Explanation:

The word is :

C A N D Y L A N D

P (picking a 'n')

• Number of 'n' / Total letters
• 2/9

The letter is not replaced.

P (another 'n')

• Number of 'n' / Remaining letters
• 1 / 9 - 1
• 1/8

P (final) = P (picking a 'n') × P (another 'n')

• P (final) = 2/9 × 1/8
• P (final) = 2/72 = 1/36

Answer 2

Thee are 9 total letters in the word candy land.

There are 2 letter n’s

the probability of picking an n first would be 2/9

after the first pick there is 1 letter n left and 8 total letters. The probability of picking the n would be 1/8

the probability of picking both n’s would be 2/9 x 1/8 = 2/72 = 1/36

Answer: 1/36