To determine which letters have equal chances to be selected from the word "MISSISSIPPI," we first need to count the occurrences of each letter in the word:
- M: 1
- I: 5
- S: 4
- P: 2
From this count, we can see that:
- M appears 1 time
- I appears 5 times
- S appears 4 times
- P appears 2 times
The letters with equal chances to be selected are those that appear the same number of times. In this case:
- The letter S (4 occurrences) has the same frequency as itself.
- The letter I (5 occurrences) has the same frequency as itself.
- The letter P (2 occurrences) has the same frequency as itself.
- The letter M (1 occurrence) does not have any other letter that matches its frequency.
From this analysis, the letters have equal odds of being picked if they have the same number of occurrences. Therefore, the only letters that have equal chances to be selected, based on their frequency in "MISSISSIPPI," are:
The letter S (S has 4 instances) and the letter P (P has 2 instances) can be collectively recognized as having equal chances among themselves, but S and P do not have equal chances with each other tested against I or M.
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