SOLUTION: A piece of fruit is to be chosen at random from a basket of fruit. The probability that the piece of fruit chosen will be an apple is 2/5 Which of the following could NOT be the nu
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Question 338884: A piece of fruit is to be chosen at random from a basket of fruit. The probability that the piece of fruit chosen will be an apple is 2/5 Which of the following could NOT be the number of pieces of fruit in the basket?
A. 20 B. 35 C. 52 D. 70 E. 80
Answer by Missfloratang(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answer is C. 52 because only when 52x2/5 the answer is not a whole number (1,2,3 etc)
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