SOLUTION: if 6 small eggs are the same as 4 medium eggs and 6 medium eggs are the same as 4 large eggs the how much small egg do you need for 5 large eggs

If  6 small eggs are the same as  4 medium eggs, then

   18 small eggs are the same as 12 medium eggs.



Next,

    12 medium eggs are the same as 8 large eggs, according to the condition.



So, you have this equivalency  18 small eggs ~ 8 large eggs.


Then you can write this proportion

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or, in the shortened form

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From the proportion,

    x =  =  = 11 2/8 = 11 1/4.


ANSWER.  11 1/4  small eggs  are equivalent to  5 large eggs.