At the start of her shift at Midtown Bakery, Megan made some batches of cookies that called for 3 cups of flour each. Then, she used the remaining 8 cups of flour she had to make a pan of muffins. She started her shift with a 20-cup bag of flour.Which equation can you use to find how many batches of cookies, x, Megan made?Choices:(A) 3(x+8)=20(B) 8x+3=20(C) 8(x+3)=20(D) 3x+8=20How many batches of cookies did Megan make?Write your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.____ batches of cookies
Q. At the start of her shift at Midtown Bakery, Megan made some batches of cookies that called for 3 cups of flour each. Then, she used the remaining 8 cups of flour she had to make a pan of muffins. She started her shift with a 20-cup bag of flour.Which equation can you use to find how many batches of cookies, x, Megan made?Choices:(A) 3(x+8)=20(B) 8x+3=20(C) 8(x+3)=20(D) 3x+8=20How many batches of cookies did Megan make?Write your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.____ batches of cookies
Identify Flour Amounts: Identify the total amount of flour Megan started with and the amount used for muffins.Megan started with a 20-cup bag of flour and used 8 cups for muffins.
Determine Cookies Flour: Determine the amount of flour used for cookies.The total flour minus the flour used for muffins equals the flour used for cookies.So, 20 cups (total) - 8 cups (for muffins) = 12 cups (for cookies).
Write Equation for Cookies: Write an equation to represent the relationship between the number of batches of cookies, x, and the amount of flour used for cookies.Each batch of cookies uses 3 cups of flour, so 3 cups/batch ∗x batches = 12 cups.The equation is 3x+8=20, where 3x represents the flour used for cookies and 8 represents the remaining flour used for muffins.
Solve Equation for Batches: Solve the equation for x to find the number of batches of cookies Megan made.Subtract 8 from both sides of the equation: 3x+8−8=20−8.This simplifies to 3x=12.Now, divide both sides by 3: 33x=312.This gives us x=4.
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