Question

Maggie bought 45 oz of flour for her bakery. She used 17.5 oz to make a loaf of bread, and 0.71 oz for each muffin. How many muffins did Maggie make if she had 14.72 oz of flour left over?

Answer 1

18 muffins

Explanation:

Amount of flour Maggie used

Total amount of flour she bought - Amount of flour left over.

= 45oz - 14.72 oz

= 30.28 oz of flour

She used 17.5 oz to make a loaf of bread, and 0.71 oz for each muffin.

Hence,

Let the number of muffins = x

17.5 + 0.71x = 30.28

0.71x = 30.28 - 17.5

0.71x = 12.78

x = 12.78/0.71

x = 18 muffins

Therefore, Maggie made 18 muffins