SOLUTION: If Mr. Wee had 13 apples and 15 oranges. He pulls 2 without looking, what is the probability that they will both be apples?

Question 127022: If Mr. Wee had 13 apples and 15 oranges. He pulls 2 without looking, what is the probability that they will both be apples?
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13/28*12/27=156/756=.206 or 20.6% probability that 2 apples are picked.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Mr. Wee had 13 apples and 15 oranges. He pulls 2 without looking, what is the probability that they will both be apples?
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P(2 apples) = 13C2/28C2 = 70/378 = 0.185185
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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