At school baje sale a total of 40 cupcake and muffins were sold. The total number of cupcake sold was four more than twice the number of muffins. How many cupcake and muffins were sold at the bake sale

Answer:28 cupcakes and 12 muffins were sold.Step-by-step explanation:First identify what variable to use for cupcakes and muffins. X→ Cupcakes Y→ MuffinsThen you need to write two equations. X+Y= 40 X= 4+2YSince you have the value of X you need to substitute. (4+2Y)+Y= 40Combine like terms. 4+3Y= 40Now use Subtraction Property of Equality. 4+3Y= 40-4           -4Now you have 3Y= 36You have to use Division Property of Equality now. [tex]\frac{3Y}{3}[/tex]= [tex]\frac{36}{3}[/tex]If done correctly you should get Y= 12Afterwards you must get 12 and subtract it from 40.40-12= 2828 is the amount of cupcakes sold. To check you can see that 28 is equal to 12×2+4.Hope this helped!