Answer: he has 9 eggs left.
Step-by-step explanation:
Mr. Taylor purchased 5 cartons of eggs and a carton contains a dozen eggs. A dozen of eggs is 12 eggs. It means that 5 cartons of eggs would contain
5 × 12 = 60 eggs
He used 2 and 11/12 cartons for scrambled eggs. Converting 2 11/12 into improper fraction, it becomes
35/12 cartons .
He used 1 and 1 and a 3rd cartons for breakfast burritos. Converting
1 1/3 into improper fraction, it becomes 4/3 cartons
Total number of cartons that he used would be
35/12 + 4/3 = (35 + 16)/12 = 51/12
The number of cartons left would be
5 - 51/12 = (60 - 51)/12 = 9/12
Since a carton has 12 eggs,
9/12 carton will have 9/12 × 12 = 9 eggs
