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Question 1136916: Each individual letter of the word California is placed on a piece of​ paper, and all 10 pieces of paper are placed in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the​ hat, find the probability that a vowel is selected.
Answer by ikleyn(52834) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five letters of 10 in this word are vowels.


So, by selecting one letter in random, the probability to get vowel is  5%2F10 = 1%2F2 = 0.5 = 50%.    ANSWER