A letter is chosen at random from the word ‘ASSASSINATION’. Find the probability that letter is

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asked Feb 7, 2018 in Mathematics by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 35 133 356
A letter is chosen at random from the word ‘ASSASSINATION’. Find the probability that letter is

(i) a vowel

(ii) an consonant

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answered Feb 7, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
There are 13 letters in the word ASSASSINATION.
∴ Hence, n(S) = 13
(i) There are 6 vowels in the given word.
∴ Probability (vowel) =6/13
(ii) There are 7 consonants in the given word.
∴ Probability (consonant) = 7/13
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