Question

At Pineview Middle School, students who buy lunch in the cafeteria can choose which type of fruit they want. Of the students who bought lunch so far today, 10 chose an apple, 6 chose a banana, and 2 chose an orange. Based on the data, what is the probability that the next student who buys lunch will choose an apple? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

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Answer 1

`(5)/(9)`

Explanation:

We Know

10 chose an apple, 6 chose a banana, and 2 chose an orange.

10 + 6 + 2 = 18 students has chose

Based on the data, what is the probability that the next student who buys lunch will choose an apple?

`(10)/(18)` =
`(5)/(9)`

So, the probability that the next student who buys lunch will choose an apple is
`(5)/(9)`