Question

"Kyle baked 68 oatmeal and bran muffins. He baked 12 more oatmeal than bran muffins.

If m represents the number of oatmeal muffins and b represents the number of
bran muffins, which system of equations can
find the number of each type of muffin?"

Answer 1

To find out how many oatmeal and bran muffins Kyle baked, set up a system of equations with m representing oatmeal muffins and b representing bran muffins: m + b = 68 and m = b + 12.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is trying to figure out how many oatmeal and bran muffins Kyle baked, given the total and the difference between the two types of muffins. To accomplish this, we need to set up a system of equations.

The two equations that represent the problem are:

1. m + b = 68: This equation represents the total number of muffins baked, where m is the number of oatmeal muffins and b is the number of bran muffins.
2. m = b + 12: This equation represents the fact that Kyle baked 12 more oatmeal muffins than bran muffins.

Solving this system of equations will determine the individual quantities of oatmeal and bran muffins.