A basket of fruit contains 4 bananas, 3 apples, and 1 orange. You plan to select a piece of fruit from the basket while blindfolded, then return that piece and select another piece of fruit. A friend nearby records the result of your selections. What is the probability of selecting two oranges in a row from the basket?

A. 1

B. 1/8

C. 1/64

D. 0

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Camilla Whitaker

9 November, 04:30

A basket of fruit contains 4 bananas, 3 apples, and 1 orange. You plan to select a piece of fruit from the basket while blindfolded, then return that piece and select another piece of fruit. A friend nearby records the result of your selections. What is the probability of selecting two oranges in a row from the basket?

A. 1

B. 1/8

C. 1/64

D. 0

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Tamia Stewart · Answer 1

The briefest of answers would be 1/8 * 1/8

To make it just a bit longer there are 8 fruits all together (4 + 3 + 1) = 8

There is 1 orange and you are to draw it twice, replacing it if you get it on the first draw. So the answer is 1/8 * 1/8 = 1/64