Question

A letter is to be randomly picked from the word MISSISSIPPI.

Which letters have equal chances to be selected?

(2 points)
Responses

M
M

I
I

S
S

P
P

Answer 1

To determine which letters have equal chances to be selected from the word "MISSISSIPPI," we can count the frequency of each letter in the word:

- M: 1
- I: 5
- S: 4
- P: 2

Now we can see that:

- The letter M appears 1 time.
- The letter I appears 5 times.
- The letter S appears 4 times.
- The letter P appears 2 times.

The chances of selecting a letter depend on its frequency. Therefore, letters that have the same frequency of occurrence have equal chances to be selected.

In this case, the frequencies are:

- I: 5 occurrences
- S: 4 occurrences
- P: 2 occurrences
- M: 1 occurrence

Since no letters share the same frequency, no letters have equal chances of being picked from the word "MISSISSIPPI."

If you are looking at specific letters being equal in frequency, then there are no two letters that have equal chances based on their occurrences. Thus the final response is:

None of the letters listed have equal chances to be selected.