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A letter is chosen at random from the letters of the English alphabet The probability that it is not a vowel is
  1. 5/26
  2. 21/26
  3. 15/26
  4. 1/2

A
1/2
B
21/26
C
5/26
D
15/26
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There are 26 letters of which 21 are consonants Therefore
P(not a vowel)=21/26

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