Question

Ben puts up a pretzel cart outside Newport mall22 cinnamon pretzels and few salted pretzels were up for sale in the morning. One half of the total pretzels were sold out and 19 pretzels remained. How many salted pretzels did Ben bake that morning?

Answer 1

Ben baked 16 salted pretzels that morning.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve this problem using algebra. Let's say that x represents the number of salted pretzels that Ben baked. Since one half of the total pretzels were sold, we can set up the equation: 0.5(x + 22) = 19. Now let's solve for x:

1. First, distribute the 0.5 to both terms inside the parentheses: 0.5x + 11 = 19
2. Next, subtract 11 from both sides of the equation: 0.5x = 8
3. Finally, divide both sides of the equation by 0.5 to solve for x: x = 16

Therefore, Ben baked 16 salted pretzels that morning.