Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
The surnames of 40 children in a class arranged in alphabetical order. 16 of the surnames begins with O and 9 of the surname begins with A, 14, of the letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname What is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class begins with either O or A?
A
5/8
B
7/8
C
9/16
D
14/25
E
39/40