SOLUTION: Find the probability that the name of a month of the year, chosen at random, begins with a consonant.

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Found 2 solutions by solver91311, KnightOwlTutor:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three of the twelve months begin with a vowel, April, August, and October. The rest, January, February, March, May, June, July, September, November, and December begin with a consonant. So you have 9 possible successful results out of a total of 12.
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jan # of months with consonant=10 # of months with a vowel=2
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
the answer is P= 10/12=.833 that the month begins with a consonant
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