Question

A basket contains 13 pieces of fruit: 5 apples, 5 oranges, and 3 bananas. Jonas takes piece of fruit at random from the basket, and then Beth takes a piece at random. What is the probability that jonas will get an orange and Beth will get an apple?
one year ago

Answer 1

Jonas need an orange. There is only 5 oranges.
A basket contains 13 pieces of fruit.
So,probability that jonas will get an orange,equals to:
$P(A)= \frac{5}{13} \approx 39$%

Beth need an apple, There is only 5 apples. 
A basket contains 13 pieces of fruit.
$P(B)= \frac{5}{13} \approx 39$%

$P(A)+P(B)=5/13+5/13=10/13\approx 76$%