A grocery store has 48 cartons of eggs. If there are 12 eggs in each carton.how many eggs are there?
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Answer:
x =
Step-by-step explanation:
The bar above the 3 indicates the 3 is a repeating digit , that is
0.3333....
We require 2 equations with the repeating digit placed after the decimal point
let x = 0.3333... (1)
Multiply both sides by 10 )
10x = 3.3333... (2)
Subtract (1) from (2) thus eliminating the repeating digits
9x = 3 ( divide both sides by 9 )
x = =