A basket contains 8 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good.

A basket contains 8 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good. If we select 2 apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that the 2 apples selected will include the spoiled apple?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

1/4

Steps/Work

The total number of ways to choose 2 apples is 8C2 = 28
The number of ways that include the spoiled apple is 7C1 = 7
P(the spoiled apple is included) = 7/28 = 1/4
The answer is C.

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A basket contains apples, of which is spoiled and the rest are good. If we select apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that the apples selected will include the spoiled apple?

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