NumericalEasy1 mark
8(ii)
The following letters A, D, M, N, O, S, U, Y of the English alphabet are written on separate cards and put in a box. The cards are well shuffled and one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the card drawn is a letter of the word,
which does not appear in MONDAY?
Topic: Probability
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Answer
Exam answer
1/4
Explanation
Letters not in MONDAY are S,U: 2/8=1/4.
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