Question

a farmer collected 12 dozen eggs from her chickens. she sold 5/6 of the eggs at the farmers market and gave the rest to friends and neighbors. How many dozen eggs did the farmer give away? how many eggs did she give away? she sold each dozen for $4.50. how much did she earn from the eggs she sold?

Answer 1

1. She sold 10 dozen eggs
2. She sold 120 eggs
3. She earned $45

Answer 2

It is given that the farmer collected 12 dozen eggs from her chickens . In 1 dozen, there are 12 eggs, so in 12 dozens, number of eggs

`= 12*12 =144 eggs`

And out of 144 eggs, she sold 5/6 of the eggs at the farmer market, that is

`(5)/(6)*144 = 120 eggs`

And she gave away the rest to friends and neighbours . It means, she gave

`144-120 = 24 eggs`

to friends and neighbours, which is equal to 2 dozens .

She sold each dozen for $4.50 . And she sold 120 eggs that is 10 dozens .

Therefore , she earned

`4.50*10 = $ 45`