A chef boiled 4 eggs and put them in a basket with 8 eggs that were not boiled. All of the eggs look the same. Randy selects an egg, keeps it, and then selects another egg. Which expression gives the probability that he selects 2 boiled eggs?

A. 4/123/11

B. 4/124/12

C. 4/123/12

D. 4/124/11

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Rigoberto

17 July, 07:47

A chef boiled 4 eggs and put them in a basket with 8 eggs that were not boiled. All of the eggs look the same. Randy selects an egg, keeps it, and then selects another egg. Which expression gives the probability that he selects 2 boiled eggs?

A. 4/123/11

B. 4/124/12

C. 4/123/12

D. 4/124/11

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Willis · Answer 1

Expression A gives the correct probability.

On the first draw, there is a 4/12 chance of choosing a boiled egg because there are 4 boiled eggs and a total of 12 eggs to choose from.

On the second draw, there is a 3/11 chance of choosing a boiled egg because there are 3 boiled eggs and a total of 11 eggs to choose from.

A chef boiled 4 eggs and put them in a basket with 8 eggs that were not boiled. All of the eggs look the same. Randy selects an egg, keeps it, and then selects another egg. Which expression gives the probability that he selects 2 boiled eggs?A. 4/12*3/11B. 4/12*4/12C. 4/12*3/12D. 4/12*4/11

A chef boiled 4 eggs and put them in a basket with 8 eggs that were not boiled. All of the eggs look the same. Randy selects an egg, keeps it, and then selects another egg. Which expression gives the probability that he selects 2 boiled eggs?

A. 4/123/11

B. 4/124/12

C. 4/123/12

D. 4/124/11