How many minutes will it take for Charles to have broken as many eggs as Louis?

Question

Chef Charles has already broken 14 eggs, and he's breaking eggs at a rate of 12 per minute. Chef Louis has already broken 22 eggs, and he's breaking at a rate of 10 per minute. How many minutes will it take for Charles to have broken as many eggs as Louis?

Answer 1

Charles = 14 eggs + 12 eggs/minute = 14 + 12m

Louis = 22 eggs + 10 eggs/minute = 22 + 10m

 

To find out when they would have broken as many eggs, set the equations equal to each other and then solve for m.

 

14 + 12m = 22 + 10m

2m = 8 

m = 4