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Find the probability that a vowel selected at random from the 5 vowels is an 'i'.?

4/5
1/3
1/5
1/2

Correct Answer: 1/5

Explanation:

Here, n(5) = {a, e, i,o, u}
and E = Event of selecting the vowel i = {i}
∴ P(E)= n(E)/n(S) = 1/5

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