Question 21 of 27intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical4 marks
The letters of the word ‘PEACE’ are placed on cards. Leela draws a card without looking.
(i)
What is the probability that it is a P, E or C?
Answer
4/5
(ii)
What is the probability that it is not an E?
Answer
3/5
Explanation
The word 'PEACE' consists of 5 letters: P, E, A, C, and E. Therefore, there are 5 cards in total, making the total number of possible outcomes 5. For part (i), the letters P, E, and C appear 1, 2, and 1 times respectively, giving 4 favorable outcomes. For part (ii), the letters that are not E are P, A, and C, which appear 1, 1, and 1 times respectively, giving 3 favorable outcomes.