---
type: "problem"
title: "A perplexity of eggs"
slug: "a-perplexity-of-eggs"
author: "ancient-tree"
tags: []
difficulty: 4
qualityStatus: "unreviewed"
listed: true
origin: "Amusements in Mathematics"
originChapter: "Chapter 1, Money puzzles"
originPage: "Problem 1"
originNote: "Adapted from Amusements in Mathematics with a more neutral formulation for non-native speakers."
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
---

An unexpected question can sometimes be hard to answer. Picture someone walking up to a farm stall and asking for exactly 60 eggs, but in an odd way: "Give me some boxes of 2, six times as many boxes of 1, and the rest in boxes of 5." Thrown for a second, the seller quickly gathers their wits and fills the order with a smile. Could you figure out their order?