If a letter is randomly taken from the word OCTOPUS, what is the probability that it would be a vowe

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06 Dec 2018 Probability

If a letter is randomly taken from the word OCTOPUS, what is the probability that it would be a vowel?

OPtion

1) 2/7
2) 1/7
3) 4/7
4) 1/5
5) 1/8
6) 3/8
7) 13/70
8) 3/7
9) 2/9
10) None of these

Solution

Total Number of chacraccters in OCTOPUS = 7
Number of VOWELS 2 Os and 1 U= 3

Probability = 3/7

Correct Option: 8 Best Solution (3)