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
whats the answer
There are 21 consonants in the English alphabet.
Total number of letters in the English alphabet = 26
Therefore, the probability of selecting a consonant = 21/26 = 0.8077 = 80.77%