Question: 06 (6 points) Suppose we select four random letters from the English alphabet. These letters will constitute a word if either the second or third

 06 (6 points) Suppose we select four random letters from the

06 (6 points) Suppose we select four random letters from the English alphabet. These letters will constitute a "word" if either the second or third (or both) letters are a yowels.(Consider a, e, i, o, u to always be vowels. Consider y to be a consonant if it takes place at the start of a word, and a vowel otherwise.) Letters may be repeated. (a) [2 marks] How many words may be formed? (b) [2 marks] How many words may be formed that start with a consonant? (C) [2 marks] Suppose we randomly select 4 letters. What is the probability that it is a word

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