Question

alex writes each letter of his name on a title and places 4 tiles in a bag.If he draws each tile out of the bag at random what is the probability that he will draw the letters A-X-E-L,in that correct order?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

You should consider the possibilities:

1. Alex

2. Alxe

3. Aelx

4. Aexl

5. Axel

6. Axle

7. Laxe

8. Laex

9. Leax

10. Lexa

11. Lxea

12. Lxae

13. Ealx

14. Eaxl

15. Elax

16. Elxa

17. Exal

18. Exla

19. Xale

20. Xael

21. Xlea

22. Xlae

23. Xela

24. Xeal

There are 24 possibilities, but only one is Axel.

So, 1/24