The baker ordered 4 dozen eggs at the beginning of the week. By Friday the baker used 5/12 of the eggs. How many eggs did the baker have left
(5/12)(4 * 12) = ?
To find out how many eggs the baker has left, we need to subtract the amount of eggs used from the total amount of eggs.
The baker ordered 4 dozen eggs, which is equal to 4 x 12 = 48 eggs.
Then, we need to determine how many eggs were used by Friday, which is 5/12 of the total amount of eggs.
To calculate this, we divide the total number of eggs by 12 (the number of eggs in a dozen) and then multiply it by 5: (48 / 12) x 5 = 20 eggs.
Finally, to find out how many eggs are left, we subtract the number of eggs used from the total number of eggs: 48 - 20 = 28 eggs.
Therefore, the baker has 28 eggs left.