A basket contains 9 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good. If we select 2 apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the probability that the 2 apples selected will include the spoiled apple?  Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) 2 / 3	B) 2 / 5	C) 2 / 7	D) 2 / 9	E) 2 / 11

Rationale: the total number of ways to choose 2 apples is 9 c 2 = 36 the number of ways that include the spoiled apple is 8 c 1 = 8 p ( the spoiled apple is included ) = 8 / 36 = 2 / 9 the answer is d .
Answer: D