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If a single letter is selected at random from the word PROBABILITY, then the probability that it is a vowel is

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In the word probability, the total number of words `= 11`
Total number of vowels in probability `= 4`
Hence, the number of favourable outcomes `= 4`
Therefore, the probability that the selected letter is a vowel = `4/11`
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