SOLUTION: The word geometry has eight letters. Three letters are chosen at random. What is the probability that two consonants and one vowel are chosen?
answer choices:
0.536
0.268
0
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Question 1084749: The word geometry has eight letters. Three letters are chosen at random. What is the probability that two consonants and one vowel are chosen?
answer choices:
0.536
0.268
0.179
0.089
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In geometry there are 3 vowels (e,e,o) and 5 consonants (g,m,t,r,y).
There are 3 ways to pick two consonants(C) and one vowel(V).
{CCV}
{CVC}
{VCC}
So,
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