Question

Eggs are sold in boxes. A small box holds 6 eggs.A large box holds 12 eggs.Hina buys x small boxes of eggs.Hina also buys 4 less of the large boxes of eggs than the small boxes.a) Find, in terms of x, the total number of eggs in large boxes that Hina buys.b) Find in terms of x, the total nummber of eggs that Hina buys. Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

a) 12x - 48 or 6(2x - 8)

b) 18x - 48 or 6(3x - 8)

Explanation:

A small box holds 6 eggs

A large box holds 12 eggs.

Hina buys x small box of eggs

Hina also buys (x-4) large box of eggs

a) Total number of eggs in the large box by Hina = (x-4)12

= 12x - 48

= 6(2x - 8)

b) Total number of eggs bought by Hina = (x) 6 + (x-4)12

= 6x + 12x - 48

= 18x - 48

= 6(3x - 8)