A basket contains 11 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 5 oranges, and 2 bananas. Jonas takes a piece of fruit at random from the basket, and then Beth takes a piece at random. What is the probability that Jonas will get an orange and Beth will get an apple?

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anonymous · Answer

9/10?

anonymous · Answer

Total outcomes = 11
favorable outcomes = 5
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes
Probability that Jonas will get an orange = 5/11

Total outcomes = 10 (because 1 fruit is already taken by Jonas)
favorable outcomes = 4
Probability Beth will get an apple = 4/10 = 2/5

anonymous · Answer

so 9/11?

anonymous · Answer

no , multiply both
probability that Jonas will get an orange and Beth will get an apple = 5/11 * 2/5
= 2/11