Question

the game of scrabble has 100 tiles. the diagram shows the number of tiles for each letter and the letters point value. one tile is drawn from scrabbles 100 tiles. find the probability of selecting an x or an n. the probability of selecting an x or an n is (type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

Explanation:

Step1: Determine number of X - tiles

There is 1 X - tile.

Step2: Determine number of N - tiles

There are 6 N - tiles.

Step3: Calculate total favorable outcomes

The number of favorable outcomes (selecting an X or an N) is the sum of the number of X - tiles and N - tiles, so \(1 + 6=7\).

Step4: Calculate probability

The probability \(P\) of an event is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes. The total number of tiles is 100. So \(P=\frac{7}{100}\).

Answer:

\(\frac{7}{100}\)