A basket contains the following pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 2 oranges, 2 bananas, 2 pears, and 5 peaches. Jack picks a fruit at random and does not replace it. Then Bethany picks a fruit at random. What is the probability that Jack gets a peach and Bethany gets an orange?

A. 10/27
B.5/91
C.5/98
D.93/182

Question

A basket contains the following pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 2 oranges, 2 bananas, 2 pears, and 5 peaches. Jack picks a fruit at random and does not replace it. Then Bethany picks a fruit at random. What is the probability that Jack gets a peach and Bethany gets an orange? 

A. 10/27 
B.5/91 
C.5/98 
D.93/182

anonymous · Answer

Pr(Jack gets a peach) * Pr( Bethany gets an orange after Jack gets his peach)
           5 / 14           *             2 / 13

                                5/91 or .0549