a basket contains 13 pieces of fruit: 5 apples, 5 oranges, and 3 bananas. Jonas takes a piece of fruit at random from basket, and then Beth takes a piece at random. What is the probability that Jonas will get an orange and Beth will get an apple?

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Jaidyn Ayers

Mathematics

23 August, 04:34

a basket contains 13 pieces of fruit: 5 apples, 5 oranges, and 3 bananas. Jonas takes a piece of fruit at random from basket, and then Beth takes a piece at random. What is the probability that Jonas will get an orange and Beth will get an apple?

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Ansley Weaver · Answer 1

The probability of Jonas getting an orange is 5/13, then the probability of ben getting apple its 5/12.

Step-by-step explanation:

First you will need to know what is the probability of Jonas which is 5/13 then you will need to subtract one from the thirteen so it would 5/12.