Question

The letters for the word SENSE are placed in a hat. What is the probability of drawing the letter S out of the hat?

Answer 1

2/5

Explanation:

SENSE has 5 letters and there are two S's. Therefore making the answer 2/5

Answer 2

0.4 or 40%.

Explanation:

There are 5 letters in the word SENSE, two of those letters are "S". Therefore, if you place all the letters in a hat, the probability of drawing the letter S out of the hat is simply 2 in 5 or:

`P=(2)/(5)=0.4=40\%`

The probability of drawing the letter S is 0.4 or 40%.