Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Probability

Question:

From the letters of the word 'POSTER' a letter is selected. What is the probability that the selected letter is a vowel?

Options:

$\frac{1}{6}$

$\frac{1}{3}$

$\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{3}$

Explanation:

If we see ,

'POSTER' contains 2 vowels and total number of letters = 6

So the probability of the letter that is selected is a vowel = $\frac{2}{3}$

= $\frac{1}{3}$