shaunequa19
shaunequa19 shaunequa19
  • 01-12-2017
  • Mathematics
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after elsa backed muffins, her brother ate 4 of them, he ate 2/5 of all the muffins, how many muffins did elsa bake?

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sophiajackson46
sophiajackson46 sophiajackson46
  • 01-12-2017
If he ate 4 of them, but it means he ate 2/5 muffins, 
4 muffins = 2/5 muffins
You substitute x muffins for how much muffins she baked in all -
2/5* x muffins = 4
2/5 multiply by 2/5 to cross it out. Do the same to the other side. 
x= 4 *5/2
x = 10 muffins
So there were 10 muffins in all


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iespar iespar
  • 20-03-2020

Answer:

2/5m=4 is the equation that would be used to solve the problem :)

Step-by-step explanation:

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