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Cam can't figure out what to eat. He is going to randomly select a piece of fruit from his pantry. There are 444 apples and 555 bananas in his pantry.

What is \text{P(select an apple})P(select an apple)start text, P, left parenthesis, s, e, l, e, c, t, space, a, n, space, a, p, p, l, e, end text, right parenthesis?
If necessary, round your answer to 222 decimal places.

User JimFuqua
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Answer:

0.45

Explanation:

no. of outcomes = 4+5 = 9

favourable outcomes = 4

P(an apple) = 4/9

= 0.4444... or 0.45

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