Tricia ordered three dozen eggs. She will use 1/4 of them for making crepes, and 2/3 of the remaining for making cupcakes. How many eggs are left to make sunny-side-up eggs for breakfast? Give me reasons, before answering the question
Since a dozen is equal to 12, then 3 dozen eggs are equal to 12 x 3 = 36 eggs. Tricia will use 36 x 1 / 4 = 9 eggs for making crepes. So there are 36 - 9 = 27 eggs left. 27 x 2 / 3 = 18 eggs will be used for making cupcakes. Thus, there are only 27 - 18 = 9 eggs left to make sunny - side - up eggs for breakfast. So the final answer is 9.