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26 eggs in a carton were broken. this was 5% of the total number of eggs in the carton. how many eggs were in the carton altogether?

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Answer:

520 eggs

Explanation:

5%*2 is 10%.

10%*10 is 100%,that is the full carton of eggs.

26*2*10 is 520.

There were 520 eggs in the carton altogether.

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