Question

Every week a company provides fruit for its office employees. They canchoose from among five kinds of fruit. Which probabilities correctly completethis probability distribution for the 50 pieces of fruit, in the order listed?

Answer 1

Given:

Total number of pieces = 50

So, the probabilities are:

Apples

`P(apples)=(8)/(50)=0.16`

Bananas

`P(bananas)=(10)/(50)=0.2`

Lemons

`P(lemons)=(5)/(50)=0.1`

Oranges

`P(oranges)=(15)/(50)=0.3`

Pears

`P(pears)=(12)/(50)=0.24`

Answer: A.