Jake remembers only the last three letters of his four-letter Klingon name.
Jake remembers only the last three letters of his four-letter Klingon name. If he is sure that the first letter is neither "N" nor "X", and assuming that there are only 15 letters in the Klingon alphabet, what is the probability that he will give the correct name when asked for it by the space attendant?
Answer/Solution
D)1/13
Steps/Work
Total letters 15, out of which the first letter is anything of 10 but N or X...
So there are 13 possible letters for first place..
And only one of them is correct..
So 1/13
Answer: D
So there are 13 possible letters for first place..
And only one of them is correct..
So 1/13
Answer: D