Question

Andrea bought 12 bagels and 10 muffins at the bakery. of these items 2/3 of the bagels were multigrain and 3/5 of the muffins were bran muffins. How many multigrain bagels did Andrea buy and how many bran muffins did Andrea buy

Answer 1

She bought 8 multigrain bagels and 6 bran muffins

Explanation:

If it says of, then it means multiply.

So it is 2/3 of 12 bagels, which is 2/3 x 12 which is 8

If it says 3/5 of 10 muffins, it is 3/5 x 10 which is 6.