a basket of units contains 5 apples and 3 pears. Sharon took two fruits at random. What is the probability that both fruits are apples? Write your form in the simplest form of a frcation.
To find the probability that both fruits are apples, we need to consider the total number of ways Sharon can choose 2 fruits from the basket, as well as the number of ways she can choose 2 apples.
Total number of ways to choose 2 fruits = 5 + 3 = 8
Number of ways to choose 2 apples = 5C2 = 10
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes
Probability = Number of ways to choose 2 apples / Total number of ways to choose 2 fruits
Probability = 10 / 8
Probability = 5 / 4
Therefore, the probability that both fruits Sharon picks are apples is 5/4.