Answer:
Total number of eggs in basket = 56
Step-by-step explanation:
Let z be the total number of eggs
Green eggs = [tex]\frac{2}{7}[/tex] × z ........1
Blue eggs = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] × z .......2
Rest of eggs = 26 ........3
The addition of 1, 2 and 3 is equal to z
[tex]\frac{2}{7}[/tex] × z + [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] + 26 = z
[tex]\frac{8z + 7 z}{28}[/tex] + 26 = z ∵GCF for 4 and 7 is 28
[tex]\frac{15z}{28}[/tex] + 26 = z
15z + (26 × 28) = 28z ∵ multiply both sides by 28
15z + 728 = 28z
28z - 15z = 728 .......... rearranging above equation
13z = 728 ⇒ z = [tex]\frac{728}{13}[/tex] ⇒ z = 56
Total number of eggs = z = 56
