Condition on an apple occupying position two in a uniformly random ordering. The nine other positions then contain four apples and five bananas, each equally likely to occupy position three. The conditional probability is therefore
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This uses exchangeability of the unconditioned positions; there is no need to assume the first lunch contained a particular fruit.

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