A box holds 2 dozen doughnuts. If the family ate 8 doughnuts, how many doughnuts are left?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Two dozens of doughnuts are equal to 2 x 12 = 24 doughnuts. Since 8 doughnuts were eaten, therefore 24 - 8 = 16 doughnuts are left.
Thus, the answer is 16.