Foundation to Year 2: Eggs in Baskets
There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of ten eggs.
The Brown basket has one more egg in it than the Red basket.
The Red basket has three fewer eggs than the Pink basket.
How many eggs are in each basket?
Red basket = n eggs
Brown basket = n+1 eggs
Pink basket = n+3 eggs
Total eggs = 10, so
n + (n+1) + (n+3) = 10
3n + 4 = 10
3n = 6
n = 2
So, brown basket - 3eggs
red basket - 2 eggs
pink basket - 5 eggs
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