Question

what fraction of the letters are vowels in the word UMBRELLA ?

Answer 1

The fraction of the vowel letters in the world UMBRELLA is 3/8.

Solution,

A, E, I, O, U are known as the vowels in the English alphabet.

Rest all the letters are known as consonants.

Now,

• The number of letters in the word UMBRELLA is = 8.

• The vowels in UMBRELLA are U, E, A.

• Therefore, the number of vowels in the word UMBRELLA is 3.

Hence, the fraction of the vowel letters in the word UMBRELLA = $\frac{3}{8}$ or 3/8.