The letters of the word mathematics are written on separate pieces of paper and put in a hat. What is the probability of drawing the letter m from the hat?

my first answer is 2/12= 1/6
someone else has 2/11

please show us the correct answer thanks!

How many letters are in the word M A T H E M A T I C S?

11 in mathematics

so 2/11

Right.

To find the probability of drawing the letter "m" from the hat, we need to know the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.

Total number of possible outcomes:
The word "mathematics" has a total of 11 letters. Therefore, there are 11 pieces of paper in the hat.

Number of favorable outcomes:
Since the letter "m" appears twice in the word "mathematics," we can count it as two favorable outcomes.

So, the correct answer is 2/11.