basket of fruits contains 5 bananas, 8 mangoes, and 7 apples. Two fruits are randomly selected without replacement. Calculate the probability of selecting an apple and a banana.
To calculate the probability of selecting an apple and a banana, we first need to calculate the total number of ways to select 2 fruits from the basket.
Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = Total number of fruits in the basket choose 2 = (5+8+7) choose 2 = 20 choose 2 = 190.
Next, we calculate the number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana.
Number of ways to select 1 apple = Number of apples in the basket = 7.
Number of ways to select 1 banana = Number of bananas in the basket = 5.
Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple * Number of ways to select 1 banana = 7 * 5 = 35.
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana / Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 35 / 190 ≈ 0.1842.
So, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana is approximately 0.1842 or 18.42%.
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Let's try calculating the probability of selecting an apple and a banana again.
Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 20 choose 2 = 190.
Number of ways to select 1 apple = 7.
Number of ways to select 1 banana = 5.
Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple * Number of ways to select 1 banana = 7 * 5 = 35.
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana / Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 35 / 190 = 0.1842.
So, the corrected probability of selecting an apple and a banana is approximately 0.1842 or 18.42%.
thats the same answer as before
Apologies for the confusion earlier. Let's reevaluate the calculation:
Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 20 choose 2 = 190.
Number of ways to select 1 apple = 7.
Number of ways to select 1 banana = 5.
Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple * Number of ways to select 1 banana = 7 * 5 = 35.
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana / Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 35 / 190 = 0.1842.
So, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana is approximately 0.1842 or 18.42%.
is it 21/90 or 7/76 or 7/80 or 3/5
Let's try to calculate the probability again:
Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 20 choose 2 = 190.
Number of ways to select 1 apple = 7.
Number of ways to select 1 banana = 5.
Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple * Number of ways to select 1 banana = 7 * 5 = 35.
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple and a banana = Number of ways to select 1 apple and 1 banana / Total number of ways to select 2 fruits = 35 / 190.
This simplifies to 7 / 38.
So, the correct probability of selecting an apple and a banana is 7/38.