A woman bought a pack of 36 eggs, but the seller told her that there were 3 rotten eggs in the pack....
A woman bought a pack of 36 eggs, but the seller told her that there were 3 rotten eggs in the pack. She forgot it and begun to prepare a recipe that needs 2 eggs. What is the probability that both choosen eggs will be rotten?
Answer/Solution
1/210
Steps/Work
There are 3 rotten eggs in a pack of 36. Thus the probability of picking 2 rotten eggs is: (3/36)(2/35) = 1/210. The correct answer is A.