Question
Alicia has a bowl of fruit on her kitchen table. On Monday, the bowl of fruit contains
bananas,
tangerines, and
pears. She will select a piece of fruit for her lunch at random each morning. What is the probability she will not choose a pear on Monday or Tuesday?
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bananas,
tangerines, and
pears. She will select a piece of fruit for her lunch at random each morning. What is the probability she will not choose a pear on Monday or Tuesday?
Responses
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the probability that Alicia does not choose a pear on either Monday or Tuesday, we first need to determine the total number of pieces of fruit and the number of pieces that are not pears.
Let's denote:
- \( B \) = Number of bananas
- \( T \) = Number of tangerines
- \( P \) = Number of pears
The total number of pieces of fruit is \( B + T + P \).
The number of pieces of fruit that are not pears is \( B + T \).
The probability of selecting a piece of fruit that is not a pear on one day (Monday or Tuesday) is:
\[
P(\text{not a pear}) = \frac{B + T}{B + T + P}
\]
Since the selection is independent each day, the probability that Alicia does not choose a pear on both days (Monday and Tuesday) is:
\[
P(\text{not a pear on Monday and Tuesday}) = P(\text{not a pear}) \times P(\text{not a pear}) = \left( \frac{B + T}{B + T + P} \right)^2
\]
Thus, the overall probability that Alicia will not choose a pear on Monday or Tuesday is:
\[
\left( \frac{B + T}{B + T + P} \right)^2
\]
To get a specific numerical probability, the values for \( B \), \( T \), and \( P \) need to be provided. If you have those values, I can help you compute the probability.
Let's denote:
- \( B \) = Number of bananas
- \( T \) = Number of tangerines
- \( P \) = Number of pears
The total number of pieces of fruit is \( B + T + P \).
The number of pieces of fruit that are not pears is \( B + T \).
The probability of selecting a piece of fruit that is not a pear on one day (Monday or Tuesday) is:
\[
P(\text{not a pear}) = \frac{B + T}{B + T + P}
\]
Since the selection is independent each day, the probability that Alicia does not choose a pear on both days (Monday and Tuesday) is:
\[
P(\text{not a pear on Monday and Tuesday}) = P(\text{not a pear}) \times P(\text{not a pear}) = \left( \frac{B + T}{B + T + P} \right)^2
\]
Thus, the overall probability that Alicia will not choose a pear on Monday or Tuesday is:
\[
\left( \frac{B + T}{B + T + P} \right)^2
\]
To get a specific numerical probability, the values for \( B \), \( T \), and \( P \) need to be provided. If you have those values, I can help you compute the probability.