Each letter of alphabet is written on a separate piece of paper and placed in a box and then one piece is drawn at random.
. What is the probability that the selected piece of paper has a vowel written on it?
Each letter of the alphabet is written on a piece of paper and put in a hat. If a piece of paper is chosen at random, what is the probability that it will be a vowel?
the number of favorable out comes 5
the number of possible outcomes is 26
so P(vowel))= 5/26, or about 19 percent
Total number of pieces of paper
= 26 (=26 letters)
Total number of vowels
= 5 (AEIOU)
So probability of drawing a vowel
= 5/26
If y is counted as a vowel, then there are six of them, and the probability will be increased accordingly.
What is the answer
X over negative 3 plus 10>7
To find the probability of selecting a vowel, we need to first determine the number of vowels in the alphabet and the total number of letters.
There are five vowels in the English alphabet: 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', and 'u'. The total number of letters in the English alphabet is 26.
To calculate the probability, we divide the number of desired outcomes (vowels) by the total number of possible outcomes (all letters).
Number of desired outcomes (vowels): 5
Total number of possible outcomes (letters): 26
So, the probability of selecting a vowel is:
Probability = Number of desired outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
= 5 / 26
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Probability = 5/26
Therefore, the probability of selecting a vowel is 5/26.