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At Paul’s Bunyan’s logging camp, the cook scrambled 20 eggs for every 3 loggers. How many eggs did he need for the 288 loggers at the camp?

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Answer:

1920 eggs

Explanation:

make a ratio and cross multiply

20/3=x/288

3x=5760

x=1920

User Josemota
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Answer:

1,920

Explanation:

288/3 = 96

96 x 20 = 1920

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