Every morning, Mia has one piece of fruit for breakfast. ...

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Probability

Every morning, Mia has one piece of fruit for breakfast. She chooses apples on five days of the week and pears on the remaining two days. Ethan also has one piece of fruit each morning. If he selects apples three days a week and pears the other four days, what is the probability that they will have the same type of fruit today?

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A

\frac{15}{49}

B

\frac{20}{49}

C

\frac{23}{49}

D

\frac{30}{49}

E

\frac{35}{49}

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