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If you put 21 consonants and 5 vowels in a bag. What would carry greater probability? Getting a consonant or a vowel? Find each probability? Select the correct answer from above options

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Total numbers of consonants = 21 Number of white vowels = 5 Total number of alphabets = 21 + 5 = 26 Probability of getting a consonant is = Total number of consonants/Total number of alphabets = 21/26 Probability of getting a vowel is = Total number of vowels/Total number of alphabets = 5/26 ∴ The probability of getting a consonant is more.

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