SOLUTION: mother bought two dozen eggs and used 18 of them.what fraction of the eggs did mother have remaining?

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Question 936004: mother bought two dozen eggs and used 18 of them.what fraction of the eggs did mother have remaining?
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two dozen eggs or 24 eggs: if used 18 of them,there is 6remaining
6 is 1%2F4 of 24
fraction of the eggs did mother have remaining is: 1%2F4 of two dozen eggs