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 did she earn from the eggs she sold?

Answer 1

A dozen contain 12 items put together. 12 dozens are equivalent to 12 x 12 =144 eggs.
She sold 5/6 of the eggs which means she remained with 1/6 of the eggs
1/6 of them is equivalent to 24 eggs.
24 eggs are equivalent to 2 dozens. which means she sold 10 dozens in the market.
she sold a dozen at $ 4.5 dollars hence,
10 dozens will amount to 10 x 4.5 = $ 45 . By selling 5/6 eggs in the market she earned $ 45 .