A basket contains four apples, three peaches, and four pears. You randomly select and eat three pieces of fruit. The first piece of fruit is an apple and the next two pieces are peaches. Find the probability of this occurring.

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Braden Berg

21 March, 03:41

A basket contains four apples, three peaches, and four pears. You randomly select and eat three pieces of fruit. The first piece of fruit is an apple and the next two pieces are peaches. Find the probability of this occurring.

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Maia Hanna · Answer 1

Is the answer 1/48

possible outcomes: 4*3*4 = 12*4 = 48

Each outcome is different that means that this can only happen once

one out of forty eight or 1/48