Question

Jill has already baked 23 pies, and she can bake 1 pie with each additional cup of sugar she buys .With 21 additional cups of sugar ,how many total pies can Jill bake?

Answer 1

Jill can bake a total of 21 pies.

Explanation:

If she already baked the 23 pies, then those don't count towards the pies that she can potentially bake, therefore only being able to bake 21 MORE pies.