Suppose that the letter cards for the word $M A T H E M A T I C S$ were put face down and mixed up and a card is picked up at random. What is the probability of picking up a vowel?

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Total no. of words in MATHEMATICS $= 11$
No. of vowels in it $= 4$
$∴$ Probability $= \frac{4}{11}$ .

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Suppose that the letter cards for the word MATHEMATICS were put face down and mixed up and a card is picked up at random. What is the probability of picking up a vowel?

Total no. of words in MATHEMATICS=11No. of vowels in it =4∴ Probability =411.

Suppose that the letter cards for the word $M A T H E M A T I C S$ were put face down and mixed up and a card is picked up at random. What is the probability of picking up a vowel?

Total no. of words in MATHEMATICS $= 11$
No. of vowels in it $= 4$
$∴$ Probability $= \frac{4}{11}$ .