A Problem of Eggs

            A farmer has six baskets full of chicken and duck eggs he is taking to the market to sell. Basket A has 29 eggs, basket B has 14 eggs, basket C has 23 eggs, basket D has 6 eggs, basket E has 5 eggs and basket F’ has 12 eggs.

          The farmer points to a particular basked and says’ If I sell all the eggs in this basket, I shall have twice as any chicken eggs left as duck eggs.’

Which was the basket he was pointing at? 

Answer: The farmer was pointing the basked with 29 eggs. Chicken eggs were in the basket marked 23, 12 and 5. Duck eggs were in the basket marked 14 and 6.

To verify the answer

23 + 12 + 5 + 40 chicken eggs after the transaction and 14 + 6 = duck eggs.

There were twice as many chicken eggs as duck eggs. As the problem said.