Question

Travis bakes 19 muffins for the school bake sale. 12 are banana muffins. Which number sentence shows how many are not banana muffins?

a) 12 + 19
b) 19 - 12
c) 12 * 19
d) 19 / 12

Answer 1

The correct number sentence to find out how many of Travis's muffins are not banana muffins is 19 - 12, option b). Travis has 7 muffins that are not banana.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many muffins are not banana muffins. Since Travis bakes 19 muffins in total and 12 of them are banana muffins, to find how many are not banana muffins, we subtract the number of banana muffins from the total number of muffins. The number sentence to represent this calculation is 19 - 12.

The correct answer is option b) 19 - 12. This subtraction will give us the number of muffins that are not banana muffins.

So, the calculation is:

19 muffins (total) - 12 muffins (banana) = 7 muffins (not banana)

Travis has 7 muffins that are not banana muffins.