Question

Mrs Sogiba is catering for her son's birthday party. She has invited some of

her son's friends to theparty. The number of friends is a compositemultiple of her
son's age on his birthday. She has baked 48 cup cakes and each childwill receive
exactly the same number of cupcakes. Use your knowledge of factors and multiples
to find out how old her son will be on this birthday.
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Answer 1

48 cupcakes divided by the boys age equals amout of cupcakes per person.

Explanation: