GATE 2014 CS (CS2) – Question 12
Each of the nine words in “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is written on a separate slip. A slip is drawn randomly from a box. Find expected word length, to one decimal.
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Correct answer: 3.8 to 3.9
Explanation
Each of the nine word slips is equally likely, including separate occurrences of The/the. Their lengths are3,5,5,3,5,4,3,4,3, totalling35. Expected length35/9=3.8889 rounds to **3.9**. Spaces are not letters of the selected word.