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?
Ms. Sue I still don't understand your answer, please. Thank you
Mary has six eggs, right?
1/3 * 6 = 1/3 * 6/1 = 6/3 = 2 eggs
She broke 2 eggs.
6 - 2 = 4 eggs she has left.
Sorry about the mix-up. I misread the question Saturday.
1/2 dozen eggs is 6. If 1/3 of 6 gets broken, it means 2 broke. 4 are not broken. If I understood the question correctly, this should be the correct answer.
To find out how many eggs Mary has left, we need to follow these steps:
1. Start with the number of eggs Mary brought home: 1/2 dozen eggs.
2. A dozen is equal to 12, so half a dozen is 12/2 = 6 eggs.
3. Mary dropped the carton, and 1/3 of the eggs broke. To find out how many eggs broke, we need to multiply the total number of eggs (6) by 1/3.
6 * 1/3 = 2 eggs broke.
4. To find out how many eggs Mary has left, we need to subtract the number of broken eggs from the total number of eggs she brought home.
6 - 2 = 4 eggs.
Therefore, Mary has 4 eggs left.