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The-surnames-of-40-students-in-a-class-were-arranged-in-alphabetical-order-16-of-the-surnames-begin-with-O-while-9-of-the-surnames-begin-with-A-14-of-the-letters-of-the-alphabet-do-not-appear-as-t

Question Number 63596 by Tawa1 last updated on 05/Jul/19 Thesurnamesof40studentsinaclasswerearrangedinalphabeticalorder.16ofthesurnamesbeginwithOwhile9ofthesurnamesbeginwithA.14ofthelettersofthealphabetdonotappearasthefirstletterofanysurname.(i)WhatistheprobabilitythatthesurnameofachildpickedatrandomfromtheclassbeginswitheitherAorO$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{than}\:\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{surname}\:\mathrm{begins}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{letter}\:\mathrm{besides}\:\mathrm{A} \