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A basket contains 9 apples, 8 bananas and 7 oranges. A fruit is picked from…

A basket contains 9 apples, 8 bananas and 7 oranges. A fruit is picked from the basket, find the probability that it is neither an apple nor an orange.

  • A.
    (frac{3}{8})
  • B.
    (frac{1}{3})
  • C.
    (frac{7}{24})
  • D.
    (frac{2}{3})
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

n(apples) = 9
n(bananas) = 8
n(oranges) = 7
n((varepsilon)) = 24
Hence Prob(not apple, nor orange) = Prob(banana) = (frac{8}{24}) = (frac{1}{3})

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