Question

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.

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.

Answer 2

Answer: 4/8 I think