There are 12 peices of fruit in a bowl. seven of the pieces are apples and two are peaches. what is the probability thaat a randomly selected piece of fruit will not be an apple or a peach? justify your answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : There are 12 pieces of fruit in a bowl.

Seven of the pieces are apples and two are peaches.

i.e. The combined number of pieces of apples and peaches =7+2=9

Pieces of fruit are neither apple nor peach = 12-9=3

Now, the probability that a randomly selected piece of fruit will not be an apple or a peach will be :-

Hence, the probability thaat a randomly selected piece of fruit will not be an apple or a peach=

225x²+4=0

225x²=0-4

225x²=-4

x²=-4/225

x=±√-4/225