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14 Feb 2018 Probability

An alphanumeric character is randomly selected from following quote:

"There is only one happiness in life:

to love and be loved."

What is the probability that its one of following characters: l, o, v, e?
Note: Alphanumeric character means alphabet or number. Space and other characters should be ignored.

OPtion

1) 18/45
2) 18/44
3) 20/45
4) 21/45
5) 17/45
6) 19/45
7) 22/45
8) 16/45
9) 23/45
10) None of these

Solution

Sentence = "There is only one happiness in life:

to love and be loved.".

Total number of alphanumeric character in the sentence = 45
Total Number of l= 4
Total Number of o= 5
Total Number of v= 2
Total Number of e= 8

Sum of l, o, v, e count = 19

Probability = 19/45

Correct Option: 6 Best Solution (0)