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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Responses

32
Start Fraction 3 over 2 End Fraction

26
Start Fraction 2 over 6 End Fraction

13
Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

23

Answer 1

The sample space contains 6 elements, which are {a, b, c, d, e, f}. Of these, the consonants are {b, c, d, f}, which are 4 in number.

Therefore, the probability of picking a consonant is 4/6 which simplifies to 2/3.

So, the answer is Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction.