Mrs Michael baked some puffs. She gave
37 of the puffs to her buddy and
38 of the remainder to her cousin. Given that she gave 18 less puffs to her cousin than her buddy. How many puffs did
she bake at first?
Buddy |
Remainder |
Total |
3x2 |
4x2 |
7x2 |
|
Cousin |
Left |
|
6 u |
3 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Number of less puffs that Mrs Michael gave to her cousin than her buddy
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 3 = 6
Number of puffs that Mrs Michael baked at first
= 14 u
= 14 x 6
= 84
Answer(s): 84