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16) A basket has 5 apples, one is spoiled. If Henry picked 2 apples simultaneously and at random, what is probability that the 2 selected apples will include the spoiled one.
a. 1�5
b. 2�10
c. 2�5
d. 1�2
e. 3�5

gUYS THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER AND THE OA IS D
I GOT THE SAME QUESTION ON GMAT PREP YESTERDAY AND I WAS BLOWN APART TO SEE THE RIGHT ANSWER AS C...

HELP!!!!! I HAVE TEST NEXT WEEK.
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by Perminology » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:50 pm
I've seen this happen on multiple tests, but more so on Power Prep than GMAT Prep. Guess there isn't much you can do. Shrugs.

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by Ian Stewart » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:08 pm
munaf wrote:16) A basket has 5 apples, one is spoiled. If Henry picked 2 apples simultaneously and at random, what is probability that the 2 selected apples will include the spoiled one.
a. 1�5
b. 2�10
c. 2�5
d. 1�2
e. 3�5

gUYS THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER AND THE OA IS D
I GOT THE SAME QUESTION ON GMAT PREP YESTERDAY AND I WAS BLOWN APART TO SEE THE RIGHT ANSWER AS C...

HELP!!!!! I HAVE TEST NEXT WEEK.
Who is claiming the answer is 1/2? That isn't the correct answer. Imagine you line up the five apples, and you will pick the first two. There is a 2/5 chance that the spoiled apple is among the first two of the five apples, so the probability is 2/5.
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by munaf » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:10 pm
can you please explain how..asap

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by papgust » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:17 pm
Munaf, we have already discussed this prob and the answer is indeed 2/5. We didn't claim that the answer is D.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/700-spoiled- ... 49344.html

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by munaf » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:29 pm
Please see the two examples below and their solutions posted on this forum-majority of the responses were for the same answers. i.e for the 1st question majority explained their answer as D-1/2 and for the second question the answer as D-21/45.
I guess the solution for the 1st answer is wrong here-the numerator should be 1*4c1 and not 1+4c1.this is where the problem lies..guys please tell me the right way to approach these problems.

16) A basket has 5 apples, one is spoiled. If Henry picked 2 apples simultaneously and at random, what is probability that the 2 selected apples will include the spoiled one.
a. 1�5
b. 2�10
c. 2�5
d. 1�2
e. 3�5
Solution-

Here as per my understanding this question can be solved in this way:

Henry picks 2 apples from 5 apples in the basket so total possible ways is:5c2= 10.

Possibility that 2 selected apples include spoiled one is (Probality of getting one spolied one + Probability of getting one good one from the 4 apples)

this probability will be 1 + 4c1 = 5

Hence the probability of getting one spoiled among the two apples picked randomly is 5/10 = 1/2.

Hi, can someone help me with this problem- it seems simple, but I must be mistaken in my logic. Its from the Powerprep software Exam 2.

A certain basket contains 10 apples, 7 of which are red and 3 of which are green. If 3 different apples are to be selected at random from the basketbal, what is the probability that 2 of the apples selected will be red and 1 will be green?

A) 7/40
B) 7/20
C) 49/100
D) 21/40
E) 7/10

I thought it would just be 7/10 * 6/9 * 3/8, but thats wrong.
I'll post the answer after some discussion -- thanks.
Solution----
I think it's pretty simple...Let's C if I am right!

7C2 * 3C1 / 10C3

= 21/40

= Choice D

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by munaf » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:33 pm
sorry guys......the Gmat pressure is building as the test is approaching..i saw the explanations and rectified the mistake.
actuall i had seen the explanation for the spoiled apples question which was wrong!!!!

Extremely sorry

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by for120 » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:01 am
Correct Solution

put question into 2 steps

if u pick one apple among X apple, 1/X chance get spoiled apples; 1-1/X chance get a good one.

if pick two apples, chance to get spoiled apple=1/5 (chance get that spoiled apple)*100%(whatever another apple is good or spoiled)+4/5 chance get a good one* 1/4(chance get that spoiled apple among the remaing four)=1/5*100%+4/5*1/4=2/5

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by Testluv » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:12 am
munaf wrote:sorry guys......the Gmat pressure is building as the test is approaching..i saw the explanations and rectified the mistake.
actuall i had seen the explanation for the spoiled apples question which was wrong!!!!

Extremely sorry
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