Question

Mikaela’s friends brought a big box of crackers to the movie theater. 53 crackers are

whole wheat and 29 crackers are cheese flavored. The remaining 1/3 of the box
contains sesame seed crackers. How many crackers are in the box altogether?

Answer 1

123 crackers

Explanation:

If 1/3 of the box contains sesame seed crackers, then, 2/3 of the box contains whole wheat and cheese flavored crackers.

Total number of whole wheat and cheese flavored crackers = 53 + 29 = 82

Let x be the total number of crackers in the box, so we will have the equation

2/3 x= 82

x = 82 ÷ 2/3; we will get

X =82 x 3/2

X = 123 crackers