A fruit basket weighing a total of 15 lbs. contains three types of fruit: apples, oranges, and pears. The apples weigh 4 1/2 lbs. The oranges weigh twice the amount the apples weigh, and the pears weigh the rest. Which of the following expressions could be used to find the weight of the pears? Answer Choices:
A) (4 1/2+4 1/2 *2) - 15
B) 15 - (4 1/2*2)
C) 15 - (4 1/2+4 1/2 *2)
D) 15 - (9*2)

Help appreciated

B is most likely the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

4 1/2 * 2= 9 so 15-9= 6

Pears weight is 6 Ibs and

4 1/2 *2 would make the most sense

85.560%

step-by-step explanation:

conditional probability is defined as:

p(a|b) = p(a∩b) / p(b)

in other words, the probability that a occurs, given that b has occurred = the probability that both a and b occur / the probability that b occurs.

in this example:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64 & turns 44) / p(turns 44).

if someone turns 64, they must have already turned 44, so:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64) / p(turns 44)

on page 42, we see that of the original 100,000, 94944 turn 44, and 81234 turn 64.   therefore:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 81234 / 94944

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 0.85560

4+4+2x

or

2x+8

step-by-step explanation: