What is the probability of selecting ' $W$ ' from the letters of the word $S W O R D$ ?

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\frac{1}{5}

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\frac{2}{5}

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Solution

The correct option is D $\frac{1}{5}$
the probability of selecting 'W' from the letters of the word SWORD

The W comes in 1 time in SWORD and there are total 5 letters

Hence Probability is $P (E) = \frac{1}{5}$

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