Jill made 122 muffins. She put them into 3 boxes and has two muffins left. How many are in each box if they all contain the same amount of muffins?
Let m equal the number of muffins per box.
We're told that we have 3 boxes and 2 muffins left after filling up all 3 boxes.
3m + 2 = 122
To solve for m, we subtract 2 from each side:
3m + 2 - 2 = 122 - 2
Cancel the 2's on the left side and we get:
3m = 120
Divide each side by 3 to isolate m:
3m/3 = 120/3
Cancel the 3's on the left side and we get:
m = 40
Let m equal the number of muffins per box.
We're told that we have 3 boxes and 2 muffins left after filling up all 3 boxes.
3m + 2 = 122
To solve for m, we subtract 2 from each side:
3m + 2 - 2 = 122 - 2
Cancel the 2's on the left side and we get:
3m = 120
Divide each side by 3 to isolate m:
3m/3 = 120/3
Cancel the 3's on the left side and we get:
m = 40