Question

If a letter is chosen at random from the letter of English alphabet, then the probability that it is a letter of the word 'DELHI' is:

• A. $\frac{1}{5}$
• B. $\frac{1}{26}$
• C. $\frac{5}{26}$
• D. $\frac{21}{26}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\frac{5}{26}$

The English alphabet has $26$ letters in all.

The word 'DELHI' has $5$ letters, so the number of favorable outcomes $=5.$
Thus probability $=\frac{5}{26}$