Question

Sam buys 6 eggs, Two eggs have white shells and four have brown shells. unfortunately 1 egg is cracked. what fraction of the eggs have white shells? What fraction of the eggs have brown shells? What fraction of the eggs is cracked?

Answer 1

The total number of eggs Sam bought is 6, and 2 of them have white shells while 4 have brown shells. Therefore, the fraction of eggs with white shells is:

2/6 = 1/3

Similarly, the fraction of eggs with brown shells is:

4/6 = 2/3

One egg is cracked out of the 6 eggs, so the fraction of cracked eggs is:

1/6

To summarize:

Fraction of eggs with white shells = 1/3

Fraction of eggs with brown shells = 2/3

Fraction of cracked eggs = 1/6