{"id":163460,"date":"2024-03-05T12:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=163460"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:13:36","slug":"a-box-contains-12-apples-16-mangoes-and-8-oranges-if-three-fruits-are-drawn-at-random-from-the-box-then-find-the-probability-of-that-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-box-contains-12-apples-16-mangoes-and-8-oranges-if-three-fruits-are-drawn-at-random-from-the-box-then-find-the-probability-of-that-two\/","title":{"rendered":"A box contains 12 apples, 16 mangoes and 8 oranges. If three fruits are drawn at random from the box, then find the probability of that two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A box contains 12 apples, 16 mangoes and 8 oranges. 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