Question

Mrs. Carter baked 100 muffins for a bake sale. The muffins were sold in packages of 2. There were 12 muffins left. Write an equation to find how
many customers bought muffins at the bake sale. Model the equation using a flowchart

Answer 1

Answer:

• 2n + 12 = 100 (Equation)
• 2n = 88 (Solving)
• n = 44 people bought muffins at the bake sale. (Solving)

Step-by-step explanation:

• 100 muffins, and 2 in each package. Therefore, there are 50 packages. However, in the end, there are 12 left, so there must have been 6 packages left.

Answer 2

Answer:

2n+12=100 ...........