Question

the letters of constitution are written on index cards and placed in a brown bag. a letter is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a consonant?

Answer 1

Also remember:

\( \color{Black}{\Rightarrow P(Event) = \Large {\text{Preferred number of outcomes} \over \text{Total number of outcomes}}}\)

Answer 2

how do you know the preferred outcomes?

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

-_-

Answer 5

the letters of "constitution" or
the letters of the constitution?

Answer 6

Did I go wrong somewhere? My apologies.

Answer 7

"constitution"

Answer 8

Yea He said letters of constitution

Answer 9

No teh alphabet -_-

Answer 10

should have been more specific.

Answer 11

ok then do what parth said, but count from "constitution" not from
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Answer 12

"CONSTITUTION" <--- 4 vowels, 8 consonants, 12 total

Answer 13

Yea Correct

Answer 14

SO...

Answer 15

so 12 is the total.

Answer 16

outcomes.

Answer 17

Yeah. 8 preferred.

Answer 18

hmmmmm

Answer 19

12 differnt ouitcomes but 8 of which are constants so they are preferred - correct me if i am worng ___

Answer 20

Wait no.. U is also a vowel.

Answer 21

7 consonants.

Gonna go check my eyes

Answer 22

theres a pic of the question.

Answer 23

so it's just 7/12 then.

Answer 24

Yeah.

Answer 25

7/12. U is a vowel.

Answer 26

7 constants right...

Answer 27

Yeah, correct.

Answer 28

Good Job !!!

Answer 29

well thanks!

Answer 30

NP

Answer 31

You're welcome :)