A basket has 5 apples and 4 oranges. Three fruits are picked at random. The probability that at least 2 apples are picked is _______ ?

– by 0

A. 10/23
B. 41/42
C.  25/42
D. 9/20

Explanation:

Total fruits = 9

Since there must be at least two apples,

(⁵C₂ * ⁴C₁)/⁹C₃ + ⁵C₃/⁹C₃ = 25/42.

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