Question

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 outcomes is .

The number of possible outcomes is .

So P(vowel) = , or about percent.

Answer 1

Number of favourable outcomes = 5

Number of possible outcomes = 26

P(vowel) = 5/26

Answer: 5/26

Answer 2

I believe the answer would be 5/26
The reason is there are 5 vowels and 26 letters in the alphabet.