Mary brought home 1/2 dozen eggs. He accidently dropped the carton on the flor and 1/3 of the eggs broke. How many eggs does she have left?

i dont understand

To determine how many eggs Mary has left, we need to perform a calculation. Let's break down the problem step by step:

1. Mary brought home 1/2 dozen eggs. A dozen means 12, so 1/2 dozen is equal to 1/2 * 12 = 6 eggs.

2. Unfortunately, Mary dropped the carton and 1/3 of the eggs broke. To find out how many eggs broke, we need to calculate 1/3 * 6 = 2 eggs.

3. Now, we subtract the number of broken eggs from the total number of eggs to find out how many eggs Mary has left. 6 - 2 = 4 eggs.

Therefore, Mary has 4 eggs remaining.

2/3 * 12/1 = ?

I don't understand because you said 2/3 x 12/1 this is equal 8 but 1/2 dozen eggs are 6. Can you explain me? Thanks