Question

Each letter of the word “Mathematical” is written on individual pieces of paper and placed in a bag. You reach into the bag and pull out a letter. What is the probability that it’s a vowel?

Answer 1

5/12

Explanation:

Mathematical has 12 letters and 5 of those letters are vowels so the chances of you picking a vowel is 5/12 which is also 41.6% repeating

Answer 2

The probability is 42%

Explanation:

1. First take in account that the probability of take a vowel will be given by the following equation:

`Probability=(numberofvowels)/(totalnumberofletters)`

2. Count the number of vowels.

The number of vowels in the word "Mathematical" is 5

3. Count the total number of letters.

The total number of letters (including the vowels) in the word "Mathematical" is 12

4. So we have the following:

`Probability=(5)/(12)`

`Probability=0.42`

Therefore, there are a probability of 42% that the piece of paper will be a vowel.