Question

If you randomly select a letter from the phrase "Ichiro Suzuki is at the top of the lineup," what is theprobability that you select a consonant? (Your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.)Submit Question

Answer 1

Given the phrase "Ichiro Suzuki is at the top of the lineup", you can identify that:

- The total number of letters the phrase has is:

$Total=33$

- The number of consonants the phrase has is:

$Consonants=18$

Therefore, you can find the probability that you select a consonant by dividing the number of consonants in the phrase by the total number of letters:

$P=\frac{18}{33}$

You can reduce the fraction by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 3:

$\begin{gathered} P=\frac{18\div3}{33\div3} \\ \\ P=\frac{6}{11} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the answer is:

$P=\frac{6}{11}$