Question

Jaysen flips a coin and selects a letter tile at random from those shown.

What is the probability of flipping heads and selecting a vowel? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

The probability of flipping heads is 1/2 and the probability of picking a vowel is 4/10 or 2/5

Answer 2

The probability value is 1/5

Using the probability relation ;

• Favorable outcomes/ Total possible outcomes

P(flipping head) = 1/2

The probability of choosing a vowel;

• Number of favorable outcomes = 4
• Total possible outcomes = 10

P(choosing a vowel ) = 4/10 = 2/5

Therefore, the probability of ; flipping heads and choosing a vowel is :

P(head n Vowel) = 1/2 × 2/5 = 2/10 = 1/5

Therefore, the probability is 1/5