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?
The equation that can be used to find how many batches of cookies Megan made is:
3x = (20 - 8)
where x represents the number of batches of cookies.