Question
Consider a bowl containing 36 different slips of paper. Ten of the slips of
paper each contain one of the digits from the set 0 through 9 and 26 slips
each contain one of the 26 capital letters of the alphabet. If one slip is drawn
at random, what is P(slip contains a letter formed from straightÂ]line
segments only)?
A) 11/36 B) 15/26 C) 25/36 D) 15/36
paper each contain one of the digits from the set 0 through 9 and 26 slips
each contain one of the 26 capital letters of the alphabet. If one slip is drawn
at random, what is P(slip contains a letter formed from straightÂ]line
segments only)?
A) 11/36 B) 15/26 C) 25/36 D) 15/36
Answers
Lori
You would have to count the letters which meet that criterion
based on how they were drawn.
If we base it on the font that is used have
A E F H I K L M N T V W X Y Z and
not B C D G J O P Q R S U
that's 15 you would add 15 plus 10 to get the answer of 15 out 36
based on how they were drawn.
If we base it on the font that is used have
A E F H I K L M N T V W X Y Z and
not B C D G J O P Q R S U
that's 15 you would add 15 plus 10 to get the answer of 15 out 36