In a basket, there are 10 oranges, a dozen apples and 8 pears. If Donald randomly takes out two fruits from the bag one after the other, what is the chance that neither of the fruits is an apple?
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Number of fruits in the basket = 10 + 12 + 8 = 30. Number of fruits which are not apples = 10 + 8 = 18.
In the first pick, probability of not getting an apple = 18/30
In the second pick, chances of not getting an apple = 17/29
Therefore, the probability of not getting an apple in both the picks = 18/30x17/29
= 0.3517, which is approximately 35%.