A letter is chosen at random from the word EXAMINATION. What is the probability that it is a vowel?

\frac{5}{26}

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\frac{5}{11}

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\frac{1}{2}

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\frac{6}{11}

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The word has 11 letters: E, A, I, A, I, O are vowels, 6 of them, counting repeats.
Each position is equally likely, so the probability is $\frac{6}{11}$ .

Worth noting

$\frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2}$ counts different letters only; a repeated letter is chosen more often.

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