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There are 12 pieces of fruit in a bowl.Five are lemons and the rest are limes.You choose a piece of fruit without looking. The piece of fruit is a lime

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7 is the correct answer
User John Rocha
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Answer:
\bold{(7)/(12)}

Explanation:

The probability of picking a lime from the bowl can be calculated by the number of limes divided by the total number of fruit:


(number\ of\ limes)/(total\ fruit)=(7\ limes)/(12\ total\ fruit)=(7)/(12)

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