Question
a bag contains lettered tiles, two for each letter of the alphabet. What is the probability of drawing a tile with the letter A? express the probability ratio as a fraction and as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth
Answers
Ms. Sue
1/52 = 0.01923 = 0.02
jill
since there are 2 A,s would the probablitiy be 2/52 = 1/26?
Ms. Sue
Oops! Thanks! You caught my mistake
Yes, it would be 1/26 = 0.03846 = 0.04
Yes, it would be 1/26 = 0.03846 = 0.04
jill
Thank you for the help Ms Sue you put me on the right track to figure out the question
Ms. Sue
You're very welcome. Sorry about my goof -- but I'm glad you understand now.
Anonymous
There are 100 lettered tiles in a board game. You chose the following tiles without looking: B, E, M, Z, R, U, T, S.
How many of the 100 tiles would you expect to be vowels?
How many of the 100 tiles would you expect to be vowels?