Question

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A box contains 4 oranges, 9 apples, and 3 pears. Liliana selects a piece of fruit from the box at random.

What is the probability that she selects an orange or a pear?

Answer 1

7 out of 16 . so therefore you add the number of oranges and pairs then on the number 16 you just add all pieces of friut

Answer 2

Answer: The probability that she selects an orange or a pear is 7/16.

Explanation:

Given number of oranges = 4,

Apples = 9,

Pears = 3,

Total number of fruits = 4 + 9 + 3 = 16,

If she selects a piece of fruit from the box at random,

Then, the probability that she selects an orange or a pear

= The probability of oranges + The probability of oranges

`=(^4C_1)/(^(16)C_1)+(^3C_1)/(^(16)C_1)`

`=(4)/(16)+(3)/(16)`

`=(7)/(16)`