The sample space for all 3 problems contains 26 equally likely choices: {a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z} 1. vowel Set of successful letters contains 5 equally likely choices from the sample space: {a,e,i,o,u} That's 5 out of 26 or a probability of 5/26 2. precedes m and is a vowel Set of successful letters contains 3 equally likely choices from the sample space: {a,e,i} That's 3 out of 26 or a probability of 3/26. 2. succeeds n and is a vowel Set of successful letters contains 2 equally likely choices from the sample space: {o,u} That's 2 out of 26 or a probability of 2/26, which reduces to 1/13. Edwin