Mrs Michael baked some muffins. She gave
38 of the muffins to her mother and
310 of the remainder to her nephew. Given that she gave 21 less muffins to her nephew than her mother. How many muffins did
she bake at first?
| Mother |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Nephew |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
7 u |
16 u |
Number of less muffins that Mrs Michael gave to her nephew than her mother
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 3 = 7
Number of muffins that Mrs Michael baked at first
= 16 u
= 16 x 7
= 112
Answer(s): 112
