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Alana has the letter tiles A, H, M , and T in a bag. If she selects a permutation of the tiles at random, what is the probability she will spell the word MATH?
A. 1/4
B. 1/12
C. 3/50
D. 1/24

Respuesta :

The probability she will spell the word MATH P(MATH) is  1/12

What is the probability?

Probability refers to a possibility that deals with the occurrence of random events.

The probability of all the events occurring need to be 1.

The formula of probability is defined as the ratio of a number of favorable outcomes to the total number of outcomes.

Given ; Alana has the letter tiles A, H, M , and T in a bag. If she selects a permutation of the tiles at random.

The different arrangements which can be made out of a given number of objects by taking out some or all at a time are called permutations.

Permutations of "MATH"

4P4 = 4! = 24

Two of the 'MATH" s we can get as a result

Then the probability she will spell the word MATH

P(MATH) = 2/24 = 1/12

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