Question

a month of the year is chosen at random. what is the probability that the month starts with the letter j or the letter m?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

There are three months whose name starts with the letter 'j': January, June, July

There are two months whose name starts with the letter 'm': March, May

So altogether, there are 5 months whose name starts with the letter 'j' or 'm'. So the possible outcome is 5 and total number of sample space is 12.

Therefore the required probability is:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Answer 2

5 out of 12

5/12


January, March, May, June, July