Question

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Eight students share 12 mini oatmeal muffins equally and 6 students share 27 mini apple muffins equally.
Carmine is in both groups of students.
What is the total number of mini muffins Carmine gets?
Carmine gets
muffins.

Answer 1

Explanation:

(12 oatmeal)/(8 students) = (1.5 oatmeal)/student

Each student gets 1.5 oatmeal muffins.

(27 apple)/(6 students) = (4.5 apple)/student

Each student gets 4.5 apple muffins.

Carmine gets 1.5 oatmeal plus 4.5 apple = 6 muffins

Answer 2

Explanation:

oatmeal 12/8 = 1.5 per student

apple 27/6 = 4.5 per student

carmine gets 1.5 + 4.5 = 6 muffins