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Alexa likes strawberries, blueberries, and apples. She put bananas, apples, oranges, cherries, and blueberries into a basket. There are 36 fruits in the basket total. There are 7 bananas, 4 apples, 11 oranges, 8 cherries, and the rest blueberries. What is Alexa's chance of picking out a fruit that she likes?
Answer
Alexa has a 5/18 chance of pulling out a fruit she likes.4 apples + 6 blueberries = 10 fruits she likes
10/36 = 5/18
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