Q. A letter is taken out at random from `ASSISTANT’ and another is taken out from `STATISTICS’. The probability that they are the same letters is

A) $\frac{1}{45}$
B) $\frac{13}{90}$
C) $\frac{19}{90}$
D) None of these
Explanation

(c)
ASSISTANT : A A I N SSS TT
STATISTICS : A C II SSS TTT
Same letters can be A, I, S, T
Probability of choosing, $A = \frac{{\ ^{2}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{9}C}_{1}} \times \frac{{\ ^{1}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{10}C}_{1}} = \frac{1}{45}$
Probability choosing, $I = \frac{{\ ^{1}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{9}C}_{1}} \times \frac{{\ ^{2}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{10}C}_{1}} = \frac{1}{45}$
Probability of choosing, $S = \frac{{\ ^{3}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{9}C}_{1}} \times \frac{{\ ^{3}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{10}C}_{1}} = \frac{1}{10}$
Probability of choosing, $T = \frac{{\ ^{2}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{9}C}_{1}} \times \frac{{\ ^{3}C}_{1}}{{\ ^{10}C}_{1}} = \frac{1}{15}$
So, total probability $= \frac{19}{90}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.