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Dane wrote the letters of “NEW YORK CITY” on cards and placed them in a hat. What is the probability

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Dane wrote the letters of “NEW YORK CITY” on cards and placed them in a hat. What is the probability that he will draw the letter “Y” out of the hat?

New York City has 11 letters.

Our probability of drawing a Y is denoted as P(Y):
P(Y) = Number of Y's / Total Letters
P(Y) = 2/11
 
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