Wendy spent
611 of her money on 7 scones and 8 muffins. If each scone costs four times as much as a muffin, how many muffins could Wendy buy with the rest of her money?
| |
Scones |
Muffins |
| Number |
7 |
8 |
| Value |
4 u |
1 u |
| Total value |
28 u |
8 u |
Cost of 1 muffin = 1 u
Cost of 1 scone = 4 u
Total cost of 7 scones and 8 muffins
= 7 x 4 u + 8 x 1 u
= 36 u
Fraction of Wendy's money left
= 1 -
611 =
511611 of Wendy's money = 36 u
111 of Wendy's money = 36 u ÷ 6 = 6 u
511 of Wendy's money = 6 u x 5 = 30 u
Number of muffins that Wendy could buy
= 30 u ÷ 1 u
= 30
Answer(s): 30
