A basket of fruits contains five apples three pairs Sharon took two fruits at random. What is the probability that most fruits are apples? Write your answer in the simplest form of fraction.

Answer 1

First, let's calculate the total number of ways Sharon can pick 2 fruits from the basket:

Total number of ways = 8C2 = 28 ways

Now, let's calculate the number of ways Sharon can pick 2 apples from the basket:

Number of ways to pick 2 apples = 5C2 = 10 ways

Thus, the probability that Sharon picks 2 apples is:

P(picking 2 apples) = Number of ways to pick 2 apples / Total number of ways
= 10 / 28
= 5 / 14

Therefore, the probability that Sharon picks 2 apples from the basket is 5/14.