Mrs Jeremy baked some muffins. She gave
38 of the muffins to her auntie and
310 of the remainder to her niece. Given that she gave 15 less muffins to her niece than her auntie. How many muffins did
she bake at first?
| Auntie |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Niece |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
7 u |
16 u |
Number of less muffins that Mrs Jeremy gave to her niece than her auntie
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
Number of muffins that Mrs Jeremy baked at first
= 16 u
= 16 x 5
= 80
Answer(s): 80
