There are some muffins in the jar. On Thursday, Tom ate
14 of the muffins. He later bought 22 muffins and added into the jar. On Friday, Tom ate 39 muffins. He was hungry and ate another 25 muffins. There were no muffins left. How many muffins were there in the jar at first?
|
Muffins |
Before |
4 u |
Change 1 |
- 1 u |
Change 2 |
+ 22 |
Change 3 |
- 39 |
Change 4 |
- 25 |
After |
0 |
Fraction of the muffins left after Tom first ate on Thursday
= 1 -
14=
34Number of muffins left after Tom first ate on Thursday = 3 u
3 u = 25 + 39 - 22
3 u = 42
1 u = 42 ÷ 3 = 14
Number of muffins at first
= 4 u
= 4 x 14
= 56
Answer(s): 56