Question

If you randomly select a letter from the phrase "Ichiro Suzuki is at the top of the lineup," what is theprobability that you select a consonant? (Your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.)Submit Question

Answer 1

Given the phrase "Ichiro Suzuki is at the top of the lineup", you can identify that:

- The total number of letters the phrase has is:

`Total=33`

- The number of consonants the phrase has is:

`Consonants=18`

Therefore, you can find the probability that you select a consonant by dividing the number of consonants in the phrase by the total number of letters:

`P=(18)/(33)`

You can reduce the fraction by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 3:

`\begin{gathered} P=(18/3)/(33/3) \\ \\ P=(6)/(11) \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is:

`P=(6)/(11)`