Chapter 7.1, Problem 9CYU

To determine

To find: The required number of eggs.

Answer to Problem 9CYU

The number of eggs required are $18$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given: $\frac{x-3}{3}=\frac{5}{8}$

Let the number of required eggs be n .

  $\begin{array}{c}\frac{2\text{eggs}}{1\text{dozen}}=\frac{n\text{eggs}}{108}\\ \frac{2}{12}=\frac{n}{108}\\ n=\frac{2\times 108}{12}\\ =18\text{eggs}\end{array}$

Therefore, the number of eggs required are $18$ .