The teachers at P.S. 125 are having a bake sale to raise money for the Rlay for Life.

Question

The teachers at P.S. 125 are having a bake sale to raise money for  the Rlay for Life.

Ms. Amato baked 5 times as many as Ms Frank.

Ms. Silver baked 9 times as many as Ms Frank.

Ms. Bugatti baked 6 times as many as Ms Amato.

The total amount of cookies baked was 1,248.

- How many cookies did Ms. Bugatti bake?

- How many cookies did Ms. Frank bake?

- How many cookies did Ms. Silver bake?

- How many cookies did Ms. Amato bake?

Answer 1

A = 5F

S= 9F

B = 6A = 30F

A+B +S+F = 1248

5F +30F + 9F + F = 1248

45F = 1248

F = 1248/45 = is not an integer

either change 1248 to 1260 or 1215

or get the F's to sum to 39

Let S= 3F instead of 9F

then you have F=1248/39 = 32

S=96

A=160

B=960

960+160+96+32 = 1248

Maybe a 3 looked like a 9, close the top part of it and it's a 9