Question

A basket contains six apples and four peaches. You randomly select one piece of fruit and eat it. Then you randomly select another piece of fruit. The first piece of fruit is an apple and the second piece is a peach. Find the probability of this occuring.A. 4/15B. 1/4C. 1/6D. 15/56

Answer 1

6 apples + 4 peaches = 10 pieces of fruit

First choice is an apple = 6 /10 = 3/5

Now, there are:

5 apples + 4 peaches = 9 pieces of fruit

Second choice is a peach = 4 /9

Multiply the 2 fractions:

3/5 x 4/9 = 12/45 = 4/15

Answer= 4/15 (A)