Mrs gray bought some eggs. She boiled one half of them and poached one fourth of the remainder . she had 9 eggs left. How many eggs did she buy?

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Mrs gray bought some eggs. She boiled one half of them and poached one fourth of the remainder . she had 9 eggs left. How many eggs did she buy?

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To answer this item, we let x be the number of eggs in the beginning. The first half of the egg which were not boiled is represented through the equation is represented by x/2.

Next, the remainder of the egg which were not boiled nor poached is equal to
= (1/2)(3/4)x

Simplifying,
0.375x

Equating this to 9,
0.375x = 9

The value of x from the equation is 24.

Answer: 24 eggs