Question

A letter is chosen the word shown below. The letters are B,E,L,I,E,V,A,B,L,E. Which describes the probability of randomly choosing a constant?

1. Unlikely
2. As likely as not
3. Likely
4.certain"

Answer 1

The likelihood of choosing a consonant from the word given is 60%, making it 'likely' (according to the provided options).

Step-by-step explanation:

The word provided has the letters B,E,L,I,E,V,A,B,L,E. To determine the probability of randomly choosing a consonant, we must first identify the consonants and vowels in the word. There are 6 consonants (B, L, V) and 4 vowels (E, I, A). The total number of letters is 10. Therefore, the probability of choosing a consonant is the number of consonants divided by the total number of letters:

Probability = Number of consonants / Total number of letters = 6 / 10 = 0.6.

This means the probability is 60%, which is more than 50%. So, it is likely to choose a consonant.