A basket of fruits contains 10 bananas, 5 mangoes, and 5 apples. A fruit is selected at random. Calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana. Express the answer in percent form.(1 point)
Responses
75%
75%
62.5%
62.5%
12.5%
12.5%
0
0
To calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana, we add the number of apples (5) to the number of bananas (10) and then divide by the total number of fruits in the basket (10 + 5 + 5 = 20).
(5 + 10) / 20 = 15 / 20 = 0.75
This equals 75%, so the correct answer is:
75%