The letter ties W, I, S, D, O, M are placed in a box. Without looking, Abby picks a letter tile from the box. What is the probability that the letter she picks is a vowel? Write your answer in the simplest form of a fraction.

Answer 1

There are 6 letters in the box, and out of those, 3 are vowels (I, O, and U) and 3 are consonants (W, S, D).

The probability of picking a vowel is the number of vowels divided by the total number of letters in the box:

3 vowels / 6 total letters = 1/2

Therefore, the probability that Abby picks a vowel is 1/2.