SOLUTION: 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

Question 737422: 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.
find, in terms of x, the total number of eggs in the large boxes that hina buys

find in terms of x the total number of eggs that hina buys give your answer inits simplest form
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, lynnlo:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

= totyal number of eggs in large boxes
= total number of eggs

Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
SMALL BOX OF EGGS=========================6
LARGE BOX OF EGGS=================12
6X+12
(X-4)6X+12X-48
12X-48=========LARGE BOX OF EGGS
18X-48========TOTAL EGGS
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