Each of the letters in the word RIVAL is on a separate card, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be R?

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The correct option is A
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There is one favourable outcome out of a total of five outcomes. Hence, the required probability is $\frac{1}{5}$ .

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Each of the letters in the word RIVAL is on a separate card, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be R?

The correct option is A 1/5 There is one favourable outcome out of a total of five outcomes. Hence, the required probability is 15.

The correct option is A
1/5

There is one favourable outcome out of a total of five outcomes. Hence, the required probability is $\frac{1}{5}$ .