Part 1: A basket of fruits contains 20 apples, 4 watermelon slices, and 12 oranges. If a piece of fruit is to be selected randomly from the box, what is the probability of selecting an apple or an orange? (2 points)
Responses
32/36
32 over 36
20/36
20 over 36
12/36
12 over 36
16/36
16 over 36
Question 2
Part 2: Explain the process you used to solve this problem. Show your work and explain using math vocabulary. in one sentence
1 answer
To solve this problem, I first added the total number of apples and oranges (20 + 12 = 32) and then divided that by the total number of fruits in the basket (20 + 4 + 12 = 36) to get 32/36 or 20/36.