An alphanumeric character is randomly selected from following sentence: "Ultimately, education in i

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19 Sep 2018 Probability

An alphanumeric character is randomly selected from following sentence:
"Ultimately, education in its

real sense is the pursuit of truth.

It is an endless journey through

knowledge and enlightenment."

What is the probability that picked character is one of the following letters C or P or V or E or S?
Note: Alphanumeric character means alphabet or number. Space and other characters should be ignored.

OPtion

1) 20/105
2) 22/103
3) 11/52
4) 23/104
5) 2/13
6) 21/104
7) 3/13
8) 24/103
9) 12/51
10) None of these

Solution

Sentence = "Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment."


Total number of alphanumeric character in the sentence = 104
Total Number of C = 1, P = 1 or V= 0 or E=14 or S = 8
Total = 24

Probability = (24)/104 = 3/13
Option 7)

Correct Option: 7 Best Solution (2)

G.S.Kantharao   6 years AGO

No of letters in the sentence
A(5),C(1),D(4),E(14),F(1),G(3),
H(5),I(9),J(1),K(1),L(6),M(2),
N (11),O(5),P(1),R(5),S(8),T(12),
U(7),W(1),Y(2)
Total 104
Required C(1),P(1),V(0),E(14),S(8)
Total=26
Probability=26/104=3/13
Hence my option is 7👈

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Kariamal   6 years AGO

Total alphanumeric character =104
c=1,p=1,v=0,e=14,s=8
Probability=24/104
=3/13

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