Question

The letters 's', 't', 'u', 'd', 'y', 'i', 's', 'l', 'a', 'n', 'd' are placed in a bag. one letter is randomly selected from the bag. what is the probability the letter selected is a consonant? (note: count the letter 'y' as a vowel.)

Answer 1

its not 7/11
Its 4/11

Explanation:

There are 11 letters in 'S', 'T', 'U', 'D', 'Y', 'I', 'S', 'L', 'A', 'N', 'D', so there are 11 letters in the bag.

There are 4 vowels in the bag.

So, the probability of selecting a vowel is 4 out of 11, or 4/11

Answer 2

7/11

Explanation:

There are 11 letters in 'S', 'T', 'U', 'D', 'Y', 'I', 'S', 'L', 'A', 'N', 'D', so there are 11 letters in the bag.

There are 7 consonants in the bag.

So, the probability of selecting a consonant is 7 out of 11, or 7/11