Question

An egg seller ordered 600 duck eggs and chicken eggs altogether. The number of duck eggs was 2/5 of the total number of eggs. Some chicken eggs broke during delivery and the number of duck eggs became 8/15 of the total number of eggs. How many chicken eggs were broken? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

total eggs= 600

2/5 ( total eggs)= duck eggs

2/5(600)= 240

duck eggs= 240

chicken eggs= 600-240= 360.

after eggs broke, let x be the new total eggs remaining.

8/15 (x) = 240

x= (240 x 15)/8

x= 450 total eggs.

450-240= chicken eggs remaining

chicken eggs remaining= 210

360-210= broken chicken eggs

broken chicken eggs= 150 Ans