Lily has 64 muffins divided into 4 -muffins and 8 -muffins packets. If she has two more 8 -muffins packets than 4 -muffins packets, how many 4 -muffins packets does she have?
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Let x be the number of 4-muffin packets and y be the number of 8-muffin packets. We know that the total number of muffins is 64, so we can write the equation: 4x + 8y = 64 We also know that there are two more 8-muffin packets than 4-muffin packets, so we can Show more…
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