SOLUTION: A friend hides 12 yellow eggs and 16 purple eggs for you to find in an egg hunt. What is P(yellow) for the first egg you find?Explain why you can eliminate choices B and C

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Question 458150: A friend hides 12 yellow eggs and 16 purple eggs for you to find in an egg hunt. What is P(yellow) for the first egg you find?Explain why you can eliminate choices B and C
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(yellow) = 12/(12+16) = 12/28 = 3/7