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4. Preston works in a bakery where he puts muffins in boxes. He makes the following table to remind himself how many blueberry muffins should go in each box. Number of Blueberry Muffins How many blueberry muffins should Preston put in a box with 36 muffins?

Solution

Here common ratio = 2/6 = 4/12 = 8/24 = x/36 = 1/3

x/36 = 1/3

x = 36/3 = 12

x = 12 blueberry muffins