Question

Lyle has a bowl of fruit on his dining room table. It contains 4 oranges, 3 apples, and 3 peaches. Suppose he selects a piece of fruit at random from the bowl. What is the probability that he selects either an orange or an apple?
Choices:

30%

40%

60%

100%

Answer 1

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Answer 2

um, thanks

Answer 3

Add up the total number of desired possibilities (4+3) and divide that by the number of total possibilities (4+3+3).

i think 70%

Answer 4

lol, how did you get the answer 40%

Answer 5

i really dont know how to explain it good but thats the answer :P

Answer 6

hm,

Answer 7

because maybe it is wrong?

Answer 8

i put 40%

Answer 9

its 40

Answer 10

yeah.