Question

Mary used one big bag of flour. She baked four loaves of bread.​ Then, she used the remaining flour to make 48 muffins. How much flour was in the bag when Mary​ began? Please answer fast

Answer 1

Answer:

Amount of flour in the bag when Mary​ began = $4x+48y$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of baked loaves of bread made from flour = 4

Number of muffins made from flour = 48

To find: Amount of flour in the bag when Mary​ began

Solution:

Let x denotes amount of flour used to make one baked loave of bread and y denotes amount of flour used to make one muffin.

So,

Amount of flour used to make 4 baked loaves of bread = 4 x

Amount of flour used to make 48 muffins = 48 y

Amount of flour in the bag when Mary​ began = $4x+48y$