A mean ogre stole 20 muffins. That was 4/9 of all if them. With how many did you start

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Barbara Clayton

26 November, 04:38

A mean ogre stole 20 muffins. That was 4/9 of all if them. With how many did you start

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Xavier Cross · Answer 1

Xavier Cross 26 November, 05:11

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The answer is 45 muffins

Kylie Russell · Answer 2

You started out with 45 muffins

Step-by-step explanation:

If 4/9 is 20, all we have to do if subtract 5 from 20 which would be 3/9. Since 3 is 1/3 of 9, all we have to do now is multiply 15 by 3.

15 * 3 = 45