Table of Contents
- 1 What is the probability of choosing 3 letters out of which at least 2 are vowels?
- 2 What is the probability of drawing a card with a vowel on it from the bag?
- 3 What is the probability of a vowel?
- 4 How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?
- 5 How many tiles are there in each letter of the alphabet?
What is the probability of choosing 3 letters out of which at least 2 are vowels?
There are 5 vowels (A,E,I,O,U) out of 26 possible letters. If you replace a letter before drawing the next letter, then the probability of drawing 3 vowels is (5/26)(5/26)(5/26). If you do not replace a letter before the next draw, then the probability of getting 3 vowels is (5/26)(4/25)(3/24).
What is the likelihood that one letter chosen at random is a vowel?
4/11
The probability that the selected letter is a vowel is. Therefore, the probability that the selected letter is a vowel = 4/11.
What is the probability of drawing a card with a vowel on it from the bag?
Probability of choosing a vowel is = n(vowels) / n(Total no of alphabets). Hence:Probability=5/26.
What is the probability that the letter chosen is a consonant?
So, if you select any one of these four letters, you will have selected a consonant. There are 6 letters in the word PENCIL. Therefore, you have 4 chances out of 6 to select a consonant. So, the probability of selecting a consonant is: p(consonant) = 4/6 = ⅔ = 0.67.
What is the probability of a vowel?
2/5
Since there are two vowels, the probability of picking a vowel is 2/5. Since there are three consonants, the probability of picking a consonant is 3/5.
How do you find the probability that all vowels come together?
In a random arrangement of the letters of the word COMMERCE. Find the probability that all the vowels come together = Number of words that can be formed using the 8 letters of which n La are of one kind, n Lb are of another kind and n Lc are of a third kind n L! n La! × n Lb! × n Lc! 8! 2! × 2! × 2!
How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?
This question is not specific enough. The English alphabet has 26 letters. Don’t include the ampersand &. The five vowels are: a, e, i, o, u. Ignore the part about sometimes y or w. So, there are 26 − 5 = 21 consonants in the alphabet.
How many vowels are there in the English language?
There are five letters in the English language which are always vowels ( a / e / i / o / u) so the ready answer is 5 / 26 or about .1923. However English orthography is a bit more complicated than that. There are a fair number of words whose vowel sounds are, in fact, represented with other letters.
How many tiles are there in each letter of the alphabet?
Each tile is identical in size, shape and weight and differs only in the letter of the English Alphabet on it. Thete are no blank tiles and no tiles with more than 1 letter on it. No letters appear on more than 1 tile. There are therefore 26 tiles in total.