If Talia spins a spinner with 26 equal spaces (labeled A to Z), what is the theoretical probability that she lands on any letter in the word “Mississippi”?(1 point)
Responses
16
Start Fraction 1 over 6 End Fraction
213
Start Fraction 2 over 13 End Fraction
313
Start Fraction 3 over 13 End Fraction
23
Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction
The word "Mississippi" has 11 letters, so the theoretical probability of landing on any letter in the word is the number of spaces corresponding to those letters divided by the total number of spaces on the spinner.
There are 4 "I"s, 4 "S"s, and 2 "P"s in "Mississippi", which adds up to 10 spaces. So the theoretical probability is:
10 spaces / 26 total spaces = 5/13
So the theoretical probability is Start Fraction 5 over 13 End Fraction.