Carter usually bakes 6 cheesecakes, 5 muffins, and 8 red velvet cakes regularly for a week. For this week he was able to bake triple the number of cheesecakes, muffins, chocolate moist cakes, and red velvet cakes. How much more cakes was Carter able to bake for this week?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Carter can make 6 + 5 + 8 = 19 cakes regularly for a week. For this week, he made 6 x 3 = 18 cheesecakes. He made 5 x 3 = 15 muffins. And also made 8 x 3 = 24 red velvet cakes. Carter was able to make 18 + 15 + 24 = 57 cakes for this week. Therefore, Carter was able to make 57 - 19 = 38 more cakes for this week.
Thus, the answer is 38.