Question

A basket is filled with 8 white eggs and 9 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

Answer:

4/17

Step-by-step explanation:

8 white eggs, half of which are cracked

9 brown eggs

Total: 8 + 9 = 17

Detailed contents of the basket:

4 cracked white eggs

4 uncracked white eggs

9 brown eggs

p(cracked white egg) = 4/17