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one day reeva baked several dozen muffins. the next day she made 8 dozen more muffins. if she made 20 dozen muffins in all, how many dozen did she make the first day?

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Answer: 12 Dozens of Muffins

Explanation:

An easy way to do this is to work backwards. 20(Total number of muffins) - 8(Muffins made in the second day) = 12(Muffins made in the first day) that means that she made 12 dozens, or a dozen dozens!

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