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A letter is chosen from the nine letters in the word "bumblebee." what is the probability the letter is a b or an e?

statistics and probability

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Answer:

2/3

Explanation:

Probability (b or e) :

⇒ There are 3 b's and 3 e's in the word "bumblebee"

⇒ P (b or e) = No. of b's and e's / Total letters

⇒ P (b or e) = 3 + 3 / 9

⇒ P (b or e) = 6/9

⇒ P (b or e) = 2/3

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