8.) Six letters of the alphabet are chosen at random. Find the probability that the following "words" are formed: (a) REDSOX (b) A "word" that ends in Y (c) A "word" with no repeated letters (d) A "word" that does not contain A,B, or C

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8.) Six letters of the alphabet are chosen at random. Find the probability that the following
"words" are formed:
(a) REDSOX

(b) A "word" that ends in Y

(c) A "word" with no repeated letters

(d) A "word" that does not contain A,B, or C 

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