A basket contains 12 apples, of which two are rotten. a sample of three apples is selected at random. in how many ways can two rotten apples be chosen

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8 January, 14:16

A basket contains 12 apples, of which two are rotten. a sample of three apples is selected at random. in how many ways can two rotten apples be chosen

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Cornelius · Answer 1

There are three ways to randomly select two rotten apples. First is when the first two apples selected are rotten. Second is when the first and third apples selected are rotten. Third is when the last two apples selected are rotten.