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document.write( "a road side stand bought 11 large baskets of eggs from a farmer and sold 39 small baskets of eggs, which hold fewer than a dozen. there were 19 eggs left over. how many eggs does a large basket hold? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #109793 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a road side stand bought 11 large baskets of eggs from a farmer and sold 39 small baskets of eggs, which hold fewer than a dozen. there were 19 eggs left over. how many eggs does a large basket hold? \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Let y = no. of eggs in a large basket \n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of eggs in a small basket \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The equation: \n" ); document.write( "11y = 39x + 19 \n" ); document.write( "y = \n" ); document.write( "We know that y has to be an integer and (39x+19) has to be a multiple of 11 \n" ); document.write( "Not many values of x less than 12, will fit the requirement \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A few minutes with a calc and you come up with x = 6 \n" ); document.write( "y = \n" ); document.write( "y = 23 eggs in a large basket (6 in a small basket) \n" ); document.write( " |