Anna bought a package of one dozen eggs at the store. she used 1/4 of them to make cookies, and her brother used 2/3 of them to cook breakfast for the family. add the fraction to calculate the number of eggs used and then determine how many eggs were left?

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Randy Fields

20 April, 16:27

Anna bought a package of one dozen eggs at the store. she used 1/4 of them to make cookies, and her brother used 2/3 of them to cook breakfast for the family. add the fraction to calculate the number of eggs used and then determine how many eggs were left?

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PBJ · Answer 1

A dozen of eggs is 12 eggs.

1/4 of 12 is 3, so 3 eggs have been taken.

2/3 of 12 is 8, so 8 eggs have been taken.

3+8 = 11

Therefore, 1 egg was left.

1/4 + 2/3 = 11/12