Question

A bag contains eight tiles labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. One tile will be randomly picked.

What is the probability of picking a vowel?
Write your answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

1/4

Explanation:

Count all of the vowels (this will be your numerator):

A and E

2

Count all of the letters (this will be your denominator):

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H

8

Write this as a fraction:

2/8

Simplify:

2/8 = 1/4