What is the probability of picking a P from the word hippopotamus?

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    What is the probability of picking a P from the word hippopotamus?

    There are 3 P's in a word with 12 characters.

    So our probability is 3/12.

    Using our fraction simplify calculator, this simplifies to 1/4.

    Written as a decimal, it's 0.25.

    So our answer is 1/4 or 0.25
     

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