Question

A bag of fruits contains apple, orange, lemons and tangerines. What is the probability of picking up an apple?

(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\)

(b) \(\frac{1}{13}\)

(c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

(d) \(\frac{1}{3}\)

This question was posed to me during an interview for a job.

My question comes from Data Handling topic in section Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

For explanation: A bag contains four types of fruits apple, orange, lemons and tangerines. The outcome of picking a fruit at random from the bag is picking either of the four fruits. Hence, 4 is the correct answer. Probability of picking an apple from the bag is \(\frac{1}{4}\).