SOLUTION: If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet, find the probability that the letter (i) is a vowel exclusive of y; (ii) is listed somewhere ahead of the letter j; (i

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Question 964366: If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet, find the probability that the letter
(i) is a vowel exclusive of y;
(ii) is listed somewhere ahead of the letter j;
(iii) is listed somewhere after the letter g.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet, find the probability that the letter
(i) is a vowel exclusive of y;
5/26
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(ii) is listed somewhere ahead of the letter j;
j is the 10th letter
--> 16/26 = 8/13
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(iii) is listed somewhere after the letter g.
g is the 7th letter
--> 18/26 = 9/13

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