A bag contains 12 oranges, 8 nectarines, 7 red apples, and 3 green apples. One fruit is chosen without looking.
Find P (any apple or nectarine).

A. 33.3%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%

Question

A bag contains 12 oranges, 8 nectarines, 7 red apples, and 3 green apples. One fruit is chosen without looking.
Find P (any apple or nectarine).

	A.	33.3%
	B.	40%
	C.	60%
	D.	80%

mathstudent55 · Answer

1. How many apples are there?

cutegirl1000 · Answer

there are 3 apples and 8 nectarines so together that is 11 out of 30 so your answer is 40%

mathstudent55 · Answer

2. How many nectarines are there?
The sum of 1. and 2. above is the number of apples or nectarines.

3. How many total fruits are there?

4. $p(apple ~or ~nectarine) = \dfrac{number ~of ~apples + number~of~nectarines}{total~number~of~fruits} $

mathstudent55 · Answer

@cutegirl1000 
Unfortunately, you are incorrect.

cutegirl1000 · Answer

11/30 = 36.667% and when you round that it becomes 40%

mathstudent55 · Answer

You are still incorrect.

cutegirl1000 · Answer

oh wait there are two types of apples... give me one sec

mathstudent55 · Answer

$\sf \Large 12~ oranges, \color{orange}{8 ~nectarines}, \color{red}{7 ~red ~apples}, and ~\color{green}{3 ~green ~apples}$

cutegirl1000 · Answer

the answer is c 60%

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now you're getting it.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Correct.

cutegirl1000 · Answer

I know how to do this stuff I just forgot to check exactly how many fruits there are

mathstudent55 · Answer

I see.

cutegirl1000 · Answer

sorry I got it wrong at first @austine736 but @mathstudent55 helped me see my mistake so the correct answer is C. 60%

austine736 · Answer

its ok, @cutegirl1000, thxs for the help