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A basket of fruit contains 4 bananas, 3 apples, and 5 oranges. You intend to draw a piece of fruit from the basket, keep it, and then draw a 2nd piece of fruit from the basket. What is the probability of selecting two oranges in a row from the basket if you are blindfolded?

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Answer:

5:12 or 4:11

Explanation:

there are a total of 12 pieces of fruit including 5 oranges the first draw then on the second draw there are now 11 total pieces of fruit and 4 oranges

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