US Department of Agriculture standard (minimum weight per dozen) for chicken eggs is as follows:Jumbo -- 30 ounces (oz)Extra large -- 27 ozLarge -- 24 ozMedium -- 21 ozSmall -- 18 ozPeewee -- 15 oz
12 eggs= a dozen
24 eggs are the equivalent of two dozen eggs. A dozen is 12, while a baker's dozen is 13.
Fresh eggs are sold in most parts of the world by the dozen (12 each), or by the gross (twelve dozen, or 144 each). Furthermore, they are classified by size (peewee, small, medium, large, extra large and jumbo). Dried egg powder is sold by weight.
Eggs were 19 cents a dozen in 1947
6 Dozen large eggs would weigh 4.2Kg
US Department of Agriculture standard (minimum weight per dozen) for chicken eggs is as follows:Jumbo -- 30 ounces (oz)Extra large -- 27 ozLarge -- 24 ozMedium -- 21 ozSmall -- 18 ozPeewee -- 15 oz
The average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs in 2004 was $1.57. The lowest price for a dozen Grade A large eggs in 2004 was $1.08 in November and December.
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About eight large eggs. In the US, eggs are sorted according to size grades which are defined by the weight of a dozen eggs. {| ! align="left" | Size or weight class ! align="left" | Minimum net weight per dozen | ---- Jumbo 30 ounces Extra Large 27 ounces Large 24 ounces Medium 21 ounces Small 18 ounces Peewee 15 ounces ---- http://www.ams.usda.gov/howtobuy/eggs.htm |}
Rather than ask the cost, it is more meaningful to ask "Wow long did a person have to work to earn enough to buy a dozen eggs?".In the early 1940 the average pay was less than 50 cents an hour. Eggs were about 49 cents/dozen. his means you'd have to work an hour to buy a dozen eggs. In America in 2017 minimum wage is about 8$/hr and eggs about 3$/dozen. You have to work half an hour to buy a dozen eggs.
Eggs are graded by weight per dozen. Extra Large eggs are 27oz (765g) per dozen or about 2.25 oz (63.75g) each Medium eggs are 21 oz (595g) per dozen or about 1.75 oz (49.5g) each
6 large eggs is the same amount as 7 medium eggs. It is also the same as having 8 small eggs.
5 eggs is 5 eggs.Eggs come in different sizes, in a recipe the average egg expected to be used is large eggs. One dozen large eggs weigh 24 - 27 ounces with 24 ounces being the norm.5 large eggs weigh 10 to 10 1/2 ouncesfor egg size substitutions:petite eggs weigh 15 ounces per dozen (8 = 5 lg. eggs)small eggs weigh 18 ounces per dozen (7 = ~5 lg. eggs)medium eggs weigh 21 ounces per dozen (6 = ~5 lg. eggs)large eggs weigh 24 ounces per dozenextra large eggs weigh 27 ounces per dozen (4 1/2 = ~5 lg. eggs)jumbo eggs weigh 30 ounces per dozen (4 = 5 lg. eggs)**and extra jumbo or double eggs are typically over 33 ounces per dozen (these are often classed grade B eggs and not sold retail, unless part of a liquid or dried egg product. But you can get them from a farm)
12 eggs= a dozen
24 eggs are the equivalent of two dozen eggs. A dozen is 12, while a baker's dozen is 13.