1 dozen = 12
so,
3000 dozen eggs = 3000 x 12 individual eggs = 36000 eggs were sold last week
Well, 3,000 times 12 (eggs in a dozen) =36,000 eggs.
36000
A dozen.
24 eggs is 2 dozen.
a dozen
Usually per dozen.
Well, if a chicken lays 257 eggs then that makes 257 eggs--exactly, or about 21 and a half dozen.
It takes 12 eggs to make a dozen. If 1.5 chickens produce 1.5 eggs, then 1 chicken produces 1 egg, and it takes 12 chickens to produce 1 dozen eggs.
a dozen eggs
Each chicken takes a day and a half to lay one egg. So in 24 days each chicken can lay 2/3 of 24 = 16 eggs. There are 24 chicken so, in all, 24*16 = 384 eggs can be laid.
As with any quantitative question about organic matter, the answer would depend on the size of the egg in question. Not all ostrich eggs are the same size. The same goes for chicken eggs. In general, an ostrich egg would equal about 2 dozen large chicken eggs.1 ostrich egg = 24 chicken eggs (approx.)24 chicken eggs
12 eggs= a dozen