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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-10

One-third of the bagels in a bakery are sesame bagels. There are 72 sesame bagels.

Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to find how many bagels there are in the bakery.

Asked by AngelOfLove

Answer (2)

Variable b = total number of bagels in the shop. Equation: 1/3b = 72. Multiply both sides by 3 to get b = 72x3. b = 216.

Answered by candice0828 | 2024-06-10

By defining the variable b as the total number of bagels, we set up the equation 3 1 ​ b = 72 and solved for b . The total number of bagels in the bakery is 216. This means there are 216 bagels in total.
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Answered by candice0828 | 2024-09-30