Question

a Baker is ordering eggs for the week. how many cartons of 6 eggs would a baker need to have 225 eggs all together? explain the reasoning for you answer.

Answer 1

In order to determine the number of cartons of 6 eggs, calculate the quotient in between 225 and 6, as follow:

225/6 divide by 3 both numerator and denominator

= 75/2

= 37.5 ≈ 38

Hence, there are necessary approximately 38 cartons of 6 eggs