A letter is to be picked at random from the English alphabet. If each letter is equally likely to be selected what is the probability of selecting a constant constants or letters except for a EIOu write your answer in the simplest form of fraction
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. Out of these 26 letters, there are 5 consonants that are not E, I, O, or U (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z).
Therefore, the probability of selecting a constant consonant (other than E, I, O, or U) at random is:
Number of favorable outcomes: 21 (constant consonants)
Total number of possible outcomes: 26 (all letters in the alphabet)
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
Probability = 21 / 26
Therefore, the probability of selecting a constant consonant (other than E, I, O, or U) at random is 21/26.