Question

Suppose you select 2 letters at random from the word compute without replacement. Find each probability. P(1 vowel and 1 consonant)

A. 1/7
B. 2/7
C. 3/7
D. 4/7

Answer 1

Vowels are, a, e , i, o, u, and sometimes y. The rest of the letter in the alphabet are consonants.
In the word compute there are 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
So your answer for vowels is 3/7, and your answer for consonants is 4/7.