document.write( "Question 1135844: Mr. Johnson has nine brown-eyed and three blue-eyed brunettes in his fourth grade class. He also has two blue-eyed and three brown-eyed children with black hair. A child is selected at random. What is the probability that the child has brown eyes given that he or she is a brunette? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #753547 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The brunettes are 9 with brown eyes and 3 with blue eyes, a total of 12. If a randomly chosen child is brunette, the probability that it has brown eyes is 9/12, or 3/4. \n" ); document.write( " |