Question

If you were to randomly select a letter from the word below, what is the probability that letter would be a vowel?

establishing

2/3 3/4 1/2 or 4/4

Answer 1

Count letters: "establishing" has 12 letters. Vowels are e, a, i, i — 4 vowels. Probability = 4/12 = 1/3.

None of the given choices (2/3, 3/4, 1/2, 4/4) equals 1/3. (Note: 2/3 would be the probability of picking a consonant, since there are 8 consonants.)