a basket is filled with 12 white eggs and 4 brown eggs. half of the white eggs are cracked. an egg is…

a basket is filled with 12 white eggs and 4 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 filled with 12 white eggs and 4 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

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of eggs

$12 + 4=16$

Step2: Calculate number of cracked - white eggs

Half of 12 white eggs are cracked, so $12\times\frac{1}{2}=6$

Step3: Calculate probability

Probability = $\frac{\text{Number of cracked - white eggs}}{\text{Total number of eggs}}=\frac{6}{16}=\frac{3}{8}$

Answer:

$\frac{3}{8}$