Auntie Marion baked 56 less apple muffins than chocolate chip muffins. After she gave 0.6 of the apple muffins to Nora and
38 of the chocolate chip muffins, she was left with 89 more chocolate chip muffins than apple muffins. How many muffins did she bake?
| |
Apple muffins |
Chocolate Chip muffins |
Comparing apple muffins
and chocolate chip muffins
at first |
|
56 more |
Before
|
5x8 =
40 |
8x5 =
40 u |
+ 56 |
Change
|
- 3x8 =
- 24 u |
- 3x5 =
- 15 u |
- 21 |
After
|
2x8 =
16 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
+ 35 |
Comparing apple muffins
and chocolate chip muffins
in the end |
|
89 more
|
0.6 =
610 =
3538 x 56 = 21
56 - 21 = 35
If Auntie Marion baked another 89 apple muffins, there would be equal number of chocolate chip muffins and apple muffins in the end.
25 u + 35 = 16 u + 89
25 u - 16 u = 89 - 35
9 u = 54
1 u = 54 ÷ 9 = 6
Total muffins that Auntie Marion baked
= 40 u + 56 + 40 u
= 80 u + 56
= 80 x 6 + 56
= 480 + 56
= 536
Answer(s): 536
