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A basket contains 20 apples and 10 oranges out of which 5 apples and 3 oranges are defective. If a person takes out 2 at random what is the probability that either both are apples or both are good?

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To solve the problem, we need to find the probability that either both fruits drawn are apples or both are good. We will denote the events as follows: - Let \( A \) be the event that both fruits drawn are apples. - Let \( B \) be the event that both fruits drawn are good. We will use the formula for the probability of the union of two events: \[ ...
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