Mrs Caden baked some muffins. She gave
38 of the muffins to her father and
415 of the remainder to her nephew. Given that she gave 30 less muffins to her nephew than her father. How many muffins did
she bake at first?
| Father |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x3 |
5x3 |
8x3 |
| |
Nephew |
Left |
|
| 9 u |
4 u |
11 u |
24 u |
Number of less muffins that Mrs Caden gave to her nephew than her father
= 9 u - 4 u
= 5 u
5 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Number of muffins that Mrs Caden baked at first
= 24 u
= 24 x 6
= 144
Answer(s): 144
