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A study conducted on 40,000 words in the English language found that about 6,670 words started with the letter T, which is the most common letter to start a word. If we randomly pick 20 unique words, which of these lists of words will come closest to the theoretical probability of getting a word beginning with T?

A. to, sarcastic, epithet, for, less, corruptible, than, the, offspring, open, any, primary, loyalty, table, turn, whom, example, top, mention, that

B. to, sarcastic, epithet, for, less, corruptible, than, the, offspring, open, any, primary, loyalty, table, out, whom, example, who, mention, say

C. escape, sarcastic, epithet, for, less, corruptible, sin, valley, offspring, open, any, primary, loyalty, table, gall, whom, example, who, mention, say

D. to, sarcastic, epithet, for, less, corruptible, than, the, offspring, open, tartar, primary, loyalty, table, turn, whom, example, toss, top, say

E. odor, sarcastic, epithet, for, less, corruptible, than, the, offspring, open, any, primary, loyalty, rude, kind, whom, example, who, mention, say



Answer :

Final answer:

The answer explains the theoretical probability of selecting words starting with 't' and analyzes provided word lists to determine the closest match to this probability.


Explanation:

Theoretical Probability: The most common letter to start words in English is 't'. Therefore, the theoretical probability of selecting a word that begins with 't' from a list of 20 unique words is high. Let's analyze the provided word lists to estimate the closest list to achieving this theoretical probability:

  1. List A has 3 words starting with 't'.
  2. List B has 2 words starting with 't'.
  3. List C has 1 word starting with 't'.
  4. List D has 0 words starting with 't'.
  5. List E has 1 word starting with 't'.

Considering the theoretical probability and the content of the word lists, List A would come closest to the theoretical probability of selecting a word that begins with 't'.


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