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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2018

Combinatorics Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

There are ——— vowels in this short sentence. Which of the following options should replace "———" to make the sentence in the box true?

(A) twelve (B) thirteen (C) fourteen (D) fifteen (E) sixteen

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