SOLUTION: There are 9 letters; 5 consonants and 4 vowels. Three letters are chosen at random. What is the probability of choosing more than one vowel?

Question 664282: There are 9 letters; 5 consonants and 4 vowels. Three letters are chosen at random. What is the probability of choosing more than one vowel?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 9 letters; 5 consonants and 4 vowels. Three letters are chosen at random. What is the probability of choosing more than one vowel?
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P(choose more than one vowel) = 1 - P(choose no vowels)
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= 1 - 5C3/9C3
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= 1 - 0.1190
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= 0.8810
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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