Question

Emmet has already baked 2 pies, and he can bake 2 pies with each additional cup of sugar he buys. How many additional cups of sugar does Emmet need in order to bake a total of 40 pies?

Answer 1

19

Explanation:

He can make 2 pies with one cup of sugar so he can make 40 pies with 20 cups of sugar. He already used a cup of sugar so the total is 19 (20-1)