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What is the probability of picking a P from the word hippopotamus?

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What is the probability of picking a P from the word hippopotamus?

There are 3 P's in a word with 12 characters.

So our probability is 3/12.

Using our fraction simplify calculator, this simplifies to 1/4.

Written as a decimal, it's 0.25.

So our answer is 1/4 or 0.25
 
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