Question

takeru only uses eggs for soufflés in his restaurant. he uses 3 eggs per soufflé. last week, he bought 4 times as many eggs as he baked soufflés. takeru had 18 eggs left over.
how many eggs did takeru buy and how many soufflés did he bake?
takeru bought \square eggs and baked \square soufflés.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variables

Let \( s \) be the number of soufflés baked. Then the number of eggs used is \( 3s \), and the number of eggs bought is \( 4s \) (since he bought 4 times as many eggs as soufflés baked).

Step2: Set up equation

The number of eggs bought minus the number of eggs used equals the leftover eggs. So, \( 4s - 3s = 18 \).

Step3: Solve for \( s \)

Simplifying the left side gives \( s = 18 \). So he baked 18 soufflés.

Step4: Find number of eggs bought

Since the number of eggs bought is \( 4s \), substitute \( s = 18 \): \( 4\times18 = 72 \).

Answer:

Takeru bought \( 72 \) eggs and baked \( 18 \) soufflés.