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Half a crate of eggs holds half a dozen cartons, each of which holds half a dozen eggs. The truck just delivered a crate and a half. How many eggs?
Answer
108 eggs.Half a crate holds 6 cartons of 6 eggs = 36 eggs.
A crate and a half was delivered which is 3 x (half a crate), therefore 3 x 36 eggs = 108 eggs.
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