To find the theoretical probability that Talia lands on any letter in the word "Mississippi," we first need to determine the unique letters in the word and their counts:
The word "Mississippi" consists of the following letters:
- M: 1
- I: 5
- S: 4
- P: 2
Now, we count the total occurrences of these letters:
- M occurs 1 time
- I occurs 5 times
- S occurs 4 times
- P occurs 2 times
Adding these up gives us: 1 + 5 + 4 + 2 = 12
So there are a total of 12 occurrences of the letters in "Mississippi" that can be landed on.
The total number of possible outcomes when Talia spins the spinner is 26 (since there are 26 letters from A to Z).
Now, we calculate the probability of landing on any letter in "Mississippi": \[ \text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}} = \frac{12}{26} = \frac{6}{13} \]
None of the provided responses match \(\frac{6}{13}\) exactly. However, it seems that the choices may have been formatted incorrectly. It is likely to resolve to \(\frac{3}{13}\) by simplifying the original ratio.
So the correct response from the options can be interpreted as:
Start Fraction 3 over 13 End Fraction