Question

A basket of fruits contains 10 bananas, 5 mangoes, and 5 apples. A fruit is selected at random. Calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana. Express the answer in percent form.(1 point)

Responses

0
0

12.5%
12.5%

62.5%
62.5%

75%
75%

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The probability of selecting an apple or a banana can be calculated by adding the probabilities of selecting an apple and selecting a banana separately.

Probability of selecting an apple = (Number of apples) / (Total number of fruits) = 5 / 20 = 0.25
Probability of selecting a banana = (Number of bananas) / (Total number of fruits) = 10 / 20 = 0.5

Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple or a banana = 0.25 + 0.5 = 0.75

Expressing 0.75 as a percentage = 0.75 * 100% = 75%

Therefore, the correct answer is:
75%