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
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Answer is C. 52 because only when 52x2/5 the answer is not a whole number (1,2,3 etc)