Question

What is the probability of selecting a constant when choosing a letter at random from the word MATHEMATICS?
a. 4/11
b. 1/7
c. 1/10
d. 7/11

Answer 1

Count the number of letters they are which is 11
Then count the number of constants (x)
Then put the number of constants over the number of letters

x/11

Answer 2

how do i count the constants?

Answer 3

Like MATheMATics?
but that would be 3/11, right?

Answer 4

No

Answer 5

Do you know what consonants are? You need to know the work.

Consonants are not vowels. Vowels are:

A,E,I,O,U

Any other letter in the alphabet is a consonant. Y is optional

So if I say count the number of consonants in the word:

CAMEL

You would look for them then count

1 = c
Now it is 2 = c and m
Now it is 3 = c and m and L

Answer 6

so 4 out of 11?

Answer 7

a.

Answer 8

No\

Answer 9

Do you know what vowels and consonants are?

Answer 10

You will never learn this until you know they are.

Answer 11

sso 7/11

Answer 12

Stop the guessing

Answer 13

It is important that you learn it first.

Answer 14

Do you know what a consonant is?

Answer 15

yes or no?

Answer 16

i read your explanation wrong, thinking that consonants were vowels. now i know what they are.

Answer 17

Oh, ok. So what do you think it is?

Answer 18

Well what do you think it is?

Answer 19

so there are 11 letters in MATHEMATICS and there are 4 vowels; 11-4=7 so the answer is 7/11. but looking at the options, could 1/7 work too? or i am confusing myself more?

Answer 20

Yes, you are correct

Answer 21

FINALLLLY!!!!!!!! I want you to have the correct answer, not make me tell you. :) Yeesh, lol.

Answer 22

hahah thank you for helping me! :D

Answer 23

no problem dear! :D