A basket of fruits contains 10 oranges, 5 pears, 3 apples and 2 bananas. If you were to pick two fruits, at random, from the basket, and without replacement, what is the probability of selecting an orange then a pear? 1) 5/38 2) 2/9 3) 1/4 4) 1/5
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