Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 312: 26c

Answer

$P(correct~6-letter~words)=\frac{1}{240}\approx0.004167$

Work Step by Step

From (a): the sample space are the $720$ different 6-letter words. So, $N(S)=720$ $N(correct~6-letter~words)=3$ 1) a single event 2) all the outcomes are equally likely Use the Classical Method (page 259): $P(correct~6-letter~words)=\frac{N(correct~6-letter~words)}{N(S)}=\frac{3}{720}=\frac{1}{240}\approx0.004167$
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