A basket is filed with 8 white eggs and 10 brown eggs. Half of the white eggs are cracked.

An egg is randomly selected from the basket. What is the probability that it is a cracked, white egg?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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Callie Casey

Mathematics

14 April, 21:43

A basket is filed with 8 white eggs and 10 brown eggs. Half of the white eggs are cracked.

An egg is randomly selected from the basket. What is the probability that it is a cracked, white egg?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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Nunez · Answer 1

4/18 is the probability.

That comes from 4 eggs being cracked.

8 total white and 10 total brown gives you the 18 total eggs.

Therefore 4 out of 18 chance to get a cracked egg.

Slade · Answer 2

Answer: 4/8 I think

A basket is filed with 8 white eggs and 10 brown eggs. Half of the white eggs are cracked.An egg is randomly selected from the basket. What is the probability that it is a cracked, white egg?Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

A basket is filed with 8 white eggs and 10 brown eggs. Half of the white eggs are cracked.

An egg is randomly selected from the basket. What is the probability that it is a cracked, white egg?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.