The letters in MOTIVATION are all equally likely, each with probability 1/10.
Of those letters 2 are not in MOTION (VA).
Choosing any of the other 8 letters, which has probability 8/10 = 4/5 is a match.
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asked 10/25/18Jane chooses a letter at random from the word MOTIVATION. What is the probability of the letter given is in the word MOTION?
The letters in MOTIVATION are all equally likely, each with probability 1/10.
Of those letters 2 are not in MOTION (VA).
Choosing any of the other 8 letters, which has probability 8/10 = 4/5 is a match.
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