Question

There are 50 mangoes in a basket, 20 of which are unripe. Another basket contains 40 mangoes, with 15 unripe. If we take one mango from each basket, what is the probability of both being ripe?

• A. 3/5
• B. 1/4
• C. 5/12
• D. 3/8

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 3/8

Total number of outcomes = 50 × 40 = 2000 Total number of ripe mangos = 30 × 25 = 750 P{both being ripe} = 750/2000 = 3/8