At the start of her shift at Midtown Bakery, Megan made some batches of cookies that called for 3 cups of flour each. Then, she used the remaining 8 cups of flour she had to make a pan of muffins. She started her shift with a 20-cup bag of flour.



Which equation can you use to find how many batches of cookies, x, Megan made?

How many batches of cookies did Megan make?


  1. 8x+3=20
  2. 8(x+3)=20
  3. 3x+8=20

4.3(x+8)=20



Write your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.

_____ batches of cookies