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there are 8 pieces of fruit in a basket including 4 apples what is the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will be a apple

User Bokmann
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  • Total fruits=8
  • Total apples=4

P(Apple)

  • Total apples/Total fruits
  • 4/8
  • 1/2
  • 0.5
User SuperNES
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Answer:


(1)/(2) is the probability for picking fruits and it will be apple.

Step-by-step explanation:

probability of picking apple:
\boxed{(total -apples)/(total-fruits) }
(4)/(8)
(1)/(2)

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