Question

Carol purchased one basket of fruit consisting of 4 apples and 2 oranges and another basket of fruit consisting of 3 apples and 5 oranges. Carol is to select one piece of fruit at random from each of the two baskets. What is the probability that one of the two pieces of fruit selected will be an apple and the other will be an orange

Answer 1

Answer:13/24

Step-by-step explanation 1. the desired probability is the sum of the probabilities of two disjoint events. In the first event, an apple is selected from the first basket and an orange is selected from the second basket; the probability of this event is (4/6)(5/8)=20/48. 2. In the second event, an orange is selected from the first basket and an apple is selected from the second basket; the probability of this event is (2/6)(3/8)=6/48. Therefore, the desired probability is 20/48+6/48=26/48=13/24.