SOLUTION: a bowl of fruit consists of five apples, seven oranges, four pears, and two plums. If a person randomly selects and eats one fruit per day for three days, what is the probability t

Question 669988: a bowl of fruit consists of five apples, seven oranges, four pears, and two plums. If a person randomly selects and eats one fruit per day for three days, what is the probability that an apple will be the fruit selected on all three days? (Assume that the selected fruit is not replaced during the three-day period.)
a. 0.0123
b.0.0214
c.0.170
d.0278
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

a bowl of fruit consists of five apples, seven oranges, four pears, and two plums

person randomly selects and eats one fruit per day for three days..

P( 3 apples) =  

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