Each letter of the alphabet is written on a piece of paper and put in a hat. if a piece of paper is chosen at random, what is the probability that it will be a vowel? the number of favorable outcomes is . the number of possible outcomes is . so p(vowel) = , or about percent.

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.