Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
One letter is picked at random from the word PROBABILITY. How many outcomes are there? How many favour the event "the letter is B", and how many favour "the letter is a vowel"?
An experiment has outcomes you cannot know in advance. An event is a set of outcomes; its favourable outcomes make it happen. Outcomes are equally likely only when none has a better chance than another, as with a fair die or equal sectors.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Outcomes. P, R, O, B, A, B, I, L, I, T, Y: letters, so outcomes.
Step 2. B. There are two B's: outcomes. So .
Step 3. Vowels. O, A, I and I: outcomes. So .
Answer: outcomes; favour B and favour a vowel.
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