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2 of a dozen eggs are cracked. What percent of the carton is NOT cracked using the percent proportion

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If 2 of 12 eggs are cracked, then 10 are not cracked.

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10/12=5/6=about 0.83

0.83 of total eggs not cracked is also equivalent to 83 percent as asked in the problem :)

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