Charles has already broken 14 eggs, and he's breaking eggs at a rate of 12 per minute. Louis has already broken 22 eggs, and he's breaking eggs at a rate of 10 per minute. How many minutes will it take Charles to have broken as many eggs as Louis?

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Mercedes Mcneil

6 September, 20:12

Charles has already broken 14 eggs, and he's breaking eggs at a rate of 12 per minute. Louis has already broken 22 eggs, and he's breaking eggs at a rate of 10 per minute. How many minutes will it take Charles to have broken as many eggs as Louis?

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Rylan Dyer · Answer 1

4 minutes - |12 x 4 = 48| |48 + 14 = 62| Charles = 62

10 x 4 = 40| 40 + 22 = 62

Step-by-step explanation:

If he has 14 all we have to do is keep multiplying 12 by x and 10 by x add them to their correct person until Charles has more eggs broken then Louis