SOLUTION: A bag contains 26 tiles with a letter on each, one tile for each letter of the alphabet. What is the probability of reaching into the bag and randomly choosing a tile with one of t

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Question 1082295: A bag contains 26 tiles with a letter on each, one tile for each letter of the alphabet. What is the probability of reaching into the bag and randomly choosing a tile with one of the letters in the word ENGLISH on it or randomly choosing a tile with a vowel on it?
A) 5/13
B)12/26
C) 4/13
D) none of the answers listed

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The set of letters this question asks is that of drawing from
E, N, G, L, I, S, H + A, O, U
There are 10 distinct letters so the chance of picking one out of 26 is 10/26 or 5/13 (A).