A letter is to be picked at random from the English alphabet. If each letter is equally likely to be selected,

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A letter is to be picked at random from the English alphabet. If each letter is equally likely to be selected, what is the probability of selecting a consonant? Consonants are letters except for a, e, i, o, and u. Write your answer in the simplest form of fraction.(1 point)

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There are 26 letters total and 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u), so there are 26 − 5 = 21 consonants.

Probability = 21/26.

A letter is to be picked at random from the English alphabet. If each letter is equally likely to be selected, what is the probability of selecting a consonant? Consonants are letters except for a, e, i, o, and u. Write your answer in the simplest form of fraction.(1 point)

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