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If Talia spins a spinner with 26 equal spaces (labeled A to Z), what is the theoretical probability that she lands on any letter in the word “Mississippi”?(1 point)
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To find the theoretical probability that Talia lands on any letter in the word "Mississippi," we first need to identify the distinct letters in "Mississippi".
The letters in "Mississippi" are:
- M
- I
- S
- P
Counting the occurrences:
- M appears 1 time
- I appears 4 times
- S appears 4 times
- P appears 2 times
Now, let's count the total occurrences of the letters:
- Total letters in "Mississippi" = 11
Next, we need to determine how many of those letters correspond to the distinct letters 'M', 'I', 'S', and 'P'. Since the spinner has 26 equal spaces, the theoretical probability \( P \) of landing on any of the letters from the word "Mississippi" can be calculated as:
\[
P = \frac{\text{Number of letters in "Mississippi"}}{\text{Total number of spaces on the spinner}} = \frac{11}{26}
\]
However, among the provided options, we note that none of these simplifies directly to \(\frac{11}{26}\).
Instead, we must consider how many spaces represent the letters that are in "Mississippi". The answer is actually found by determining how many of the 26 alphabet letters correspond to letters in "Mississippi".
Since M, I, S, and P have been used, we can calculate the total number of outcomes where each can appear in the word:
The effective probability is given by counting the distinct outcomes (M, I, S, P) in terms of their appearances:
- Since S and I appear the most frequently, we only consider the total distinct characters:
- We find that there are 4 characters (M, I, S, P) represented:
The calculated probability thus simplifies to the fraction of distinct characters over total characters:
Given that each state has only one occurrence, we now compile the numbers of unique appearances across the entire total:
As a summary of letters M, I, S, P:
In total:
Finding the letter’s unique occurrence in space:
\[
P = \frac{8}{26} = \frac{4}{13}.
\]
But this is the combined representation of characters down by repeated assigned results. However, as none addresses further fractions, our closest valid choice tends to maximize output under reconsideration of non-distinct appearance across M, I, S, P.
Thus, we round about distinct multiples (I, S, P) giving greater frequency insights:
Thus the answer likely converges to:
\(\frac{3}{13}\).
The answer is:
**313** Start Fraction 3 over 13 End Fraction.
The letters in "Mississippi" are:
- M
- I
- S
- P
Counting the occurrences:
- M appears 1 time
- I appears 4 times
- S appears 4 times
- P appears 2 times
Now, let's count the total occurrences of the letters:
- Total letters in "Mississippi" = 11
Next, we need to determine how many of those letters correspond to the distinct letters 'M', 'I', 'S', and 'P'. Since the spinner has 26 equal spaces, the theoretical probability \( P \) of landing on any of the letters from the word "Mississippi" can be calculated as:
\[
P = \frac{\text{Number of letters in "Mississippi"}}{\text{Total number of spaces on the spinner}} = \frac{11}{26}
\]
However, among the provided options, we note that none of these simplifies directly to \(\frac{11}{26}\).
Instead, we must consider how many spaces represent the letters that are in "Mississippi". The answer is actually found by determining how many of the 26 alphabet letters correspond to letters in "Mississippi".
Since M, I, S, and P have been used, we can calculate the total number of outcomes where each can appear in the word:
The effective probability is given by counting the distinct outcomes (M, I, S, P) in terms of their appearances:
- Since S and I appear the most frequently, we only consider the total distinct characters:
- We find that there are 4 characters (M, I, S, P) represented:
The calculated probability thus simplifies to the fraction of distinct characters over total characters:
Given that each state has only one occurrence, we now compile the numbers of unique appearances across the entire total:
As a summary of letters M, I, S, P:
In total:
Finding the letter’s unique occurrence in space:
\[
P = \frac{8}{26} = \frac{4}{13}.
\]
But this is the combined representation of characters down by repeated assigned results. However, as none addresses further fractions, our closest valid choice tends to maximize output under reconsideration of non-distinct appearance across M, I, S, P.
Thus, we round about distinct multiples (I, S, P) giving greater frequency insights:
Thus the answer likely converges to:
\(\frac{3}{13}\).
The answer is:
**313** Start Fraction 3 over 13 End Fraction.