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?
A.) 9/10
B.)9/11
C.)20/121
D.)2/11

Question

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? 
A.) 9/10
B.)9/11
C.)20/121
D.)2/11

whpalmer4 · Answer

Let's tackle the simpler problem first: what is the probability that Jonas will get an orange?