Question

Ben runs a bakery, and the most popular item on the menu is his special blueberry cheesecake.
The number of cakes he bakes every day for a week is shown in the table below.

Find how many more cakes he baked during the last 3 days compared to the first 3 days of the week, with Monday being the first day of the week.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Day & Mon & Tues & Wed & Thurs & Fri & Sat & Sun \\ \hline Number of cakes & 29 & 33 & 46 & 21 & 48 & 52 & 39 \\ \hline \end{tabular}

• A. 30
• B. 108
• C. 139
• D. 31

Answer 1

The correct option is D 31

The first three days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Total cakes baked on the first three days = 29 + 33 + 46 = 108

The last three days of the week are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Total cakes baked on the last three days = 48 + 52 + 39 = 139

So, the difference between the number of cakes baked on the last three days and the first three days of the week = 139 – 108 = 31

Hence, Ben baked 31 more cakes during the last 3 days compared to the number of cakes he baked on the first 3 days.