An egg-packaging factory can package eggs in cartons that hold 12 eggs or in cartons that Kold 18gys. One day, the factory packages 5,616 eggs in the smaller cartons. The next day, the factory packages 5,616 eggs in the larger cartons. How many fewer cartons would be used if all the eggs are packaged in the larger cartons?
An egg-packaging factory can package eggs in cartons that hold 12 eggs or in cartons that Kold 18gys. One day, the factory packages 5,616 eggs in the smaller cartons. The next day, the factory packages 5,616 eggs in the larger cartons. How many fewer cartons would be used if all the eggs are packaged in the larger cartons?
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Given: Smaller cartons can hold eggs.
Larger cartons can hold eggs.
To pack eggs in smaller cartons we need smaller cartons.
To pack eggs in larger cartons we need larger cartons.
Total cartons used to pack eggs is .
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