A letter is chosen at random from the word $^{'} A S S A S S I N A T I O N^{'}$ . Find the probability that letter is (i) a vowel (ii) an consonant

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Solution

There are $13$ letters in the word $ASSASSINATION$
$∴ n(S) = 13$
(i) There are $6$ vowels in the given word
$∴$ Probability (vowel) $=$ $\frac{6}{13}$
(ii) There are $7$ consonants in the given word
$∴$ Probability (consonant) $=$ $\frac{7}{13}$

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