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 consonant? Consonants are letters except for a, e, i, o, and u. Write your answer in the simplest form of fraction.(1 point) $$

Question

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 consonant? Consonants are letters except for a, e, i, o, and u. Write your answer in the simplest form of fraction.(1 point) $$

Answer 1

There are 21 consonants in the English alphabet (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) and 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

The total number of letters in the English alphabet is 26.

Therefore, the probability of selecting a consonant is 21/26, which can be simplified to 3/4.

So, the probability of selecting a consonant is 3/4.