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)

Question

32/36

0 20/36

12/36

16/36

Part 2: Explain the process you used to solve this problem, Show your work and explain using math vocabulary. The answer to number one is 32/36 so please do part 2 Thanks!

Answer 1

To find the probability of selecting an apple or an orange, we first need to find the total number of apples and oranges in the basket. There are 20 apples and 12 oranges, so the total number of apples and oranges is 20 + 12 = 32.

Next, we find the total number of pieces of fruit in the basket. There are 20 apples, 4 watermelon slices, and 12 oranges, so the total number of pieces of fruit is 20 + 4 + 12 = 36.

Finally, to find the probability of selecting an apple or an orange, we divide the number of apples and oranges by the total number of pieces of fruit: 32/36 = 8/9 = 32/36.

Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple or an orange is 32/36.