My question is: Linda was gathering eggs from her chicken coops. When she was done, she had three times as many white eggs as brown eggs. On her way back to the house, she stumbled, dropping her egg basket. Upon inspecting the damage, she found that all 5 of the brown eggs survived, but now she only had a dozen eggs left. How many eggs did Linda break? Your thoughts:
Linda has 12 eggs left, 5 of which are brown, so 12 - 5 = 7 are white. Linda originally had 3 times as many white eggs as brown eggs, or 3 * 5 = 15 white eggs. So Linda broke 15 - 7 = 8 white eggs. The final answer: 8.