Asked by Anonymous

Maggie baked some pies and muffins. The number of pies was
of
7/11
the number of muffins. Maggie gave away 6 pies and 14 muffins. In
the end, the number of ples left was equal to the number of muffins left.
How many pies and muffins did Maggie bake altogether?

Answers

Answered by Anonymous
p = (7/11) m
p - 6 = m - 14
so
(7/11) m - 6 = m - 14
m - (7/11) m = 14-6 = 8
4 m/11 = 8
m/11 = 2
m = 22
p = (7/11) m = 14
check
14 - 6 ?=? 22 - 14
8 = 8 sure enough
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