Question

Amy has 10 pieces of fruit. 7 are apples and the rest are oranges. She chooses a piece of fruit at random, eats it, then chooses a second piece of fruit at random. What fractions, in their simplest form, should go in the boxes marked A and B below?​

Answer 1

The fraction for selecting an apple is 7/10, and the fraction for selecting an orange is 3/10.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, Amy has 10 pieces of fruit, 7 of which are apples and the rest are oranges. She chooses a piece at random, eats it, and then chooses another piece at random. We need to find the fractions that represent the probabilities of selecting an apple and an orange.

To find the fraction for selecting an apple (A), we divide the number of apples (7) by the total number of fruits (10):
A = 7/10

Since the remaining fruits are oranges, the fraction for selecting an orange (B) can be found by subtracting the fraction for apples from 1:
B = 1 - A = 1 - 7/10 = 3/10