NumericalModerate2 marks
A letter of the word ‘SECONDARY’ is selected at random. What is the probability that the letter selected is not a vowel?
Topic: Probability
Previous-year question practice database
Answer
Exam answer
2/3
Explanation
SECONDARY has 9 letters, vowels E,O,A = 3. Not vowel = 6, so probability = 6/9 = 2/3.
More from Probability
Assertion (A): If a die is rolled, the probability of getting a number greater than 6 is
1/6
Reason (R): There are six possible outcomes when rolling a die, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.2026Which of the following cannot be the probability of any event:2025Wall Clock2025Water Bottle2025Purse2025Assertion (A): A die is thrown once and the probability of getting an even number is 2/3
Reason (R): The sample space for even numbers on a die is {2, 4, 6}2024