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9 October, 12:22

A basket contains six apples and five peaches. Three times, you randomly select a piece of fruit, return it to the basket, and then mix the fruit. All three times, the fruit is an apple. Find the probability of this occuring.

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  1. 9 October, 12:26
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    P (it occurring once) = 6/11

    Now as the 3 events are independent we multiply the probs:-

    P (apple picked 3 times) = 6/11 * 6/11 * 6/11 = 216/1331 or about 16.2%
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