There were 3 apple 1 mixed fruit 2 grape and 4 tropical fruit juice boxes in the cooler at the picnic what is the probability that when jill reaches into the cooler to grab 2 juice boxes without replacing them she grabs 2 that are grape?

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Jorge Soto

Mathematics

4 April, 04:59

There were 3 apple 1 mixed fruit 2 grape and 4 tropical fruit juice boxes in the cooler at the picnic what is the probability that when jill reaches into the cooler to grab 2 juice boxes without replacing them she grabs 2 that are grape?

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Eliza Frye · Answer 1

Total juice boxes = 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 10

probability first one out is grape = 2 / 10

probablility second one out is grape 1 / 9 (one taken already and only nine left)

total probability = 2 / 10 x 1 / 9 = 2 / 90 = 1 / 45

Kaylah Mathews · Answer 2

Total juice boxes = 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 10

probability first one out is grape = 2 / 10probablility second one out is grape 1 / 9 (one taken already and only nine left)

total probability = 2 / 10 x 1 / 9 = 2 / 90 = 1 / 45