If a single letter is drawn from the set {m, a, t, h, e, i, c, s}, what is the probability that the letter drawn is a member of the set {m, a, t, h}?
pr(m,a,t,h /m,a,t,h,e,i,c,s)=4/8
Four out of eight letters, I get it. Thank you!
To find the probability, you need to divide the number of successful outcomes (i.e., the number of letters in the set {m, a, t, h}) by the total number of possible outcomes (i.e., the number of letters in the set {m, a, t, h, e, i, c, s}).
The number of letters in the set {m, a, t, h} is 4: m, a, t, and h.
The total number of letters in the set {m, a, t, h, e, i, c, s} is 8.
Therefore, the probability of drawing a letter from the set {m, a, t, h} is 4/8, which simplifies to 1/2 or 0.5.
So, the probability is 0.5.