A basket contains 8 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good. If we select 2 apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that the 2 apples selected will include the spoiled apple?
Select
A) 1/2  B) 1/3  C) 1/4  D) 1/5  E) 1/6
The total number of ways to choose 2 apples is 81/42 = 28   The number of ways that include the spoiled apple is 71/41 = 7   P(the spoiled apple is included) = 7/28 = 1/4   The answer is 1/4.
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A basket contains 8 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good. If we select 2 apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that the 2 apples selected will include the spoiled apple?