[mike1212]

A local bakery celebrated its one year anniversary on Saturday. Om that day, every 4th customer received a free cookie. Every 6th customer received a free muffin. On that day, the bakery gave away a total of 29 free cookies. What was the total number of free muffins the bakery gave away on that day? Show or explain your answer.

[odinn7]

How about you show or explain your answer and someone will tell you if you're right...

[Wondergirl]

My math teacher told me to always start by drawing a picture.

[mike1212]

If I knew I wouldn't have asked. I am trying to help my son with his homework and I can't seem to figure it out... I was going to do 6 multiple 7 which is equal 30... but I know that's wrong... Math is not my strong suit...

[Wondergirl]

If i knew I wouldnt have asked. I am trying to help my son with his homework and i can't seem to figure it out... I was going to do 6 multiple 7 which is equal 30... but i know thats wrong.... Math is not my strong suit...

Draw a picture.

/ = customers
circle / to show cookie.
Put a square around / to show muffin.

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / etc. Circle every 4th one until you have made 29 circles. Then do the square around the muffin customers.

[J_9]

6 x 7 does not = 30 ;)

[mike1212]

Lol sorry... I'm sorry... its equal 42... lol wow

[mike1212]

Wondergirl, I am confused... I don't know what u are asking me to do.. Can someone please help..?

[mike1212]

So wondergirl , is it 4customers received muffins? But that's equal 24...

[Wondergirl]

so wondergirl , is it 4customers received muffins? but thats equal 24...

You said every 4th customer received a cookie. You also said every 6th customer received a muffin. For instance, if there were 12 customers, 2 muffins were given out and 3 cookies were given out, right?

[mike1212]

yess... You are right...

4*7 = 28
6*4 = 24

am I right? 6 goes into 29 , 4x...

[odinn7]

I apologize. I just figured you were the typical kid that posts their homework and waits for one of us to answer... which is against the rules anyway.

To be honest, I don't know the correct way that this is done. I can come up with an answer but probably not the way the school wants to see it. This is the problem with my daughter and her homework. I can get the answer but with the "new" math, my methods are wrong.

You need to do multiples of 4 and 6... Of course the question doesn't make it clear whether the 12 customer would get a cookie, a muffin, or both... and so on for every number that both 4 and 6 go into.

[J_9]

6 goes into 29. 4x. But you have a remainder.

[Wondergirl]

yess... You are right...

4*7 = 28
6*4 = 24

am i right? 6 goes into 29 , 4x....

It's not 29 customers. It is 29 cookies given away to every 4th customer. That's a lot of customers.

[mike1212]

so its 4th customer multiple by 29cookies = 116

116 divide 6 = 19.3

is it 19?

[Wondergirl]

so its 4th customer multiple by 29cookies = 116

116 divide 6 = 19.3

is it 19?

How do you know there weren't 118 customers? Or 120?

[mike1212]

Lol you are confusing me Wondergirl!! Lol is it 19?

[Wondergirl]

lol you are confusing me Wondergirl!!! lol is it 19?

Answer my two questions.

[mike1212]

Because 4 multiple by 29 is 116 so its not 118 or 120...

[Wondergirl]

because 4 multiple by 29 is 116 so its not 118 or 120...

But that doesn't mean116 was the total number of customers.

Why can't the total be 120?