SOLUTION: A cook bought some large and small eggs in the ratio 2:3. After preparing a meal, the ratio of the remaining large eggs to the remaining small eggs is 5:2. Half of the large eggs a
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Question 294337: A cook bought some large and small eggs in the ratio 2:3. After preparing a meal, the ratio of the remaining large eggs to the remaining small eggs is 5:2. Half of the large eggs and 260 of the small eggs were used. What was the total number of eggs she bought from the market? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! l/s=2/3
a=l/2
b=260
(l-l/2)/(s-260)=5/2
l=200 s=300 brought from market
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used 100 large and 260 small
leaving 100 large and 40 small
100/40=5/2
200/300=2/3
ok
