The letters in the given list are written on tiles, one letter per tile. A, B, C, F, G, I, K, L, O, P, Q, T, V, W, X, Z The 16 tiles are placed in a bag and one is drawn randomly. Determine the probability of specific events using this situation.

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Answer:

(a) [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

(b)[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex]

(c)[tex]\frac{3}{16}[/tex]

(d)[tex]\frac{15}{16}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The letters in each tile are:

A, B, C, F, G, I, K, L, O, P, Q, T, V, W, X, Z

Total Number of tiles n(S)=16

(a)The probability of drawing any one of the letters

The Probability of drawing any one of the letters [tex]=\dfrac{1}{n(S)}=\dfrac{1}{16}[/tex]

(b)The probability of drawing either an "F" or "P" tile

P(Either an F or a P Tile) = P(drawing an F Tile )+P(drawing a P Tile)

[tex]=\dfrac{1}{16}+\dfrac{1}{16}\\=\dfrac{2}{16}\\=\dfrac{1}{8}[/tex]

(c)The probability of drawing a vowel

The Vowel Tiles are: A,I,O

Number of Vowels =3

[tex]\text{P(Drawing a vowel)}=\dfrac{3}{16}[/tex]

(d)The probability of not drawing a "Q" tile

[tex]\text{P(Drawing a Q tile)}=\dfrac{1}{16}\\Therefore:\\\text{P(Not Drawing a Q tile)}=P(Q^c)=1-\dfrac{1}{16}\\=\dfrac{15}{16}[/tex]