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There are 14 pieces of fruit in a basket, including 7 bananas. What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will be a banana? Simplify your answer and write i…

There are 14 pieces of fruit in a basket, including 7 bananas. What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will be a banana? Simplify your answer and write i…
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There are 14 pieces of fruit in a basket, including 7 bananas.

What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will be a banana?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.

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If there are 7 bananas out of 14 pieces of fruit the probability of selecting a banana is 7/14. 7/14 can be reduced to 1/2. 7 divided by 7 is 1, and 14 divided by 7 is 2 making the answer 1/2!
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