The sample space of an experiment is S={a, b, c, d, e, f}

. What is the probability of picking a consonant? Write your answer in the simplest fraction form.(1 point)
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Start Fraction 2 over 6 End Fraction

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Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

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Start Fraction 3 over 2 End Fraction

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The sample space is \( S = {a, b, c, d, e, f} \). Among these, the vowels are \( {a, e} \) and the consonants are \( {b, c, d, f} \).

Counting the consonants, we find there are 4 consonants: \( b, c, d, \) and \( f \).

The total number of outcomes in the sample space is 6.

The probability of picking a consonant is calculated as: \[ P(\text{consonant}) = \frac{\text{Number of consonants}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \]

Therefore, the probability of picking a consonant is \[ \frac{2}{3}. \]

Among the responses given, the closest answer is:

\(\frac{2}{3}\)