Each individual letter of the word California is placed on a piece of paper, and all 10 pieces of paper are placed in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the hat, find the probability that the letter \"j\" is selected. What is the probability that the letter \"j\" is selected? P( ) = 0 (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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