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
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
geometry
5 consonants, 3 vowels
\(\frac{5}{8}\times\frac{4}{7}\times\frac{3}{6} =\frac{60}{336}\color{blue}=0.179\)
The probability for the above event is 0.179.
With 28 games, it will arrive on average 5 times.
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