You are playing a game of Scrabble and have the 5 A tiles, 3 E tiles, 1 Z tile, 2 M tiles, 3 L tiles, and 1 Y tile to choose from. What is the probability that you choose E or Y on your next draw?
When reading questions like these, watch out for "or", which means to add. There are a total of 15 tiles; There are 5/15 (1/3 simplified) A tiles. There are 3/15 (1/5 simplified) E tiles. There are 1/15 Z tiles. There are 2/15 M tiles. There are 3/15 (1/5 simplified) L tiles. There is 1/15 Y tiles. We are looking for E or Y, which means we must add their fractions together. E = 3/15, Y = 1/15. 3/15 + 1/15 = 4/15 You have a 4/15 chance of drawing an E or a Y. I hope this helps! :)
