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?

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10 May, 04:01

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Marco Gill · Answer 1

3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 5 = 14 total fruits

P (jack gets peach) = 5/14

not replaced

P (bethany gets orange) = 2/13

P (both) = 5/14 * 2/13 = 5/91 <===