Question

a bowl of fruit is on the kitchen table it contains 5 apples 2 oranges and 2 bananas christian and Aaron come home from school and randomly grab one fruit each what is the probability that both grab oranges

Answer 1

Answer: The probability that both grab oranges would be =1/36

Explanation:

Given,

A bowl contains,

Apples = a = 5

Oranges = o = 2

bananas = b = 2

Total fruits in bowl = x = a + o + b = 5 + 2 + 2 = 9

Now, Christian and Aaron come home from school and randomly grab one fruit each.

The probability of first selecting orange would be = o/b =2/9

Now, the oranges left would be 2 - 1 = 1

and total fruits would be = 9 - 1 = 8

Hence, the probability of selecting second orange would be = 1/8

Therefore, the probability that both grab oranges would be = 1/8 2/9 =1/36

Answer 2

The probability that both grab oranges would be = 1/30

Explanation:

bc 1/8 * 2/9 = 1/30

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