Question

Kate’s father is a baker at the Morning Muffin Bakery. This morning the oven wasn’t working correctly and 2 dozen muffins burned. Kate’s father gave ¼ of what was left to Kate to take to school. He wrapped up ½ of the remaining muffins and sold them to the grocery store down the street. He then wrapped ⅓ of what was remaining and gave them to the coffee shop to sell. That left Kate’s father with a dozen muffins to sell at the bakery. How many muffins did Kate’s dad bake?

Answer 1

64

Explanation:

Step 1: 12 divided by 3 = 4. 12+4 = 16.

I need to know what ⅓ of 12 is so I can continue the problem without messing up.

Step 2: 16*2 = 32.

Half of however many are left is 16.

Step 3: 32 divided by 4 is 8. 32+8 is 40. Two dozen is 24. 40 + 24 = 64.

Now we know the answer.

Boom.