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2013 Gauss 8 Problem 7
Each letter of the English alphabet is written on a separate tile and placed in a bag. Alonso draws one letter at random from the bag. What is the probability that Alonso draws a letter that is in his name?
\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{26}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{4}{26}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5}{26}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{26}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3}{26}
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