Question

If you randomly select a letter from the phrase "sean wants to eat at Olive Garden," what is the probability that you select a vowel? (your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.)

Option 1: 9/21
Option 2: 7/18
Option 3: 6/17
Option 4: 5/14

Answer 1

The probability of randomly selecting a vowel from the given phrase is 3/7.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of selecting a vowel from the phrase, we need to determine the number of vowels and the total number of letters in the phrase. In the given phrase, there are 9 vowels (a, e, a, o, e, a, i, O, e) and 21 letters in total.

So, the probability of selecting a vowel is 9/21, which can be simplified to 3/7. Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1: 3/7.