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If a letter is chosen at random from the letters of English alphabet, then the probability that it is a letter of the word 'DELHI' is

  1. 15\dfrac{1}{5}

  2. 126\dfrac{1}{26}

  3. 526\dfrac{5}{26}

  4. 2126\dfrac{21}{26}

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Answer

Total no. of letters in English alphabet = 26.

Let A be the event of getting a letter of the word 'DELHI',

∴ A = {D, E, L, H, I}.

Hence, the no. of favourable outcomes to A = 5.

∴ P(A) = 526.\dfrac{5}{26}.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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