Question

Brandi has a deck of 12 cards labeled A through L. Brandi draws a card from the deck and returns it, then draws a card again. What is the theoretical probability that Brandi draws a card with a vowel both times?

A) 6.25%

B) 2.08%

C) 25%

D) 75%

Answer 1

Answer: The probability of drawing a vowel from a deck of 12 cards is 5/12, since there are 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 12 cards in total.

Since Brandi returns the first card drawn to the deck before drawing the second card, the outcome of the first draw does not affect the outcome of the second draw. Therefore, we can treat the two draws as independent events.

The probability of drawing a vowel on the first draw is 5/12, and the probability of drawing a vowel on the second draw is also 5/12. Since we want to find the probability of both events happening (drawing a vowel both times), we can multiply the probabilities:

P(vowel on both draws) = P(vowel on first draw) * P(vowel on second draw)

= (5/12) * (5/12)

= 25/144

Therefore, the theoretical probability that Brandi draws a card with a vowel both times is 25/144, which is approximately 0.1736 or 17.36%.

So the closest answer choice is B) 2.08%.

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