Question

A basket contains the following pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 4 oranges, 4 bananas, 2 pears, and 3 peaches. Jonas picks a fruit at random and does not replace it. Then Beth picks a fruit at random. What is the probability that Jonas gets an orange and Beth gets a peach?

Answer 1

Probability that Jonas gets an orange is 1/4 and Beth gets a peach is 3/16.

Explanation:

Here,

The total number of fruits n(S) = 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3

= 16

The total number of oranges n(O) = 4

The total number of peas n(P) = 3

Now,

P(O) = n(O)/n(S)

= 4/16

= 1/4

Again,

P(P)= n(P)/n(S)

= 3/16