Answer:
Number of muffins = 42
Number of cookies = 30
Step-by-step explanation:
Let number of muffins be m.
Given that there are 12 fewer cookies than muffins
Number of cookies = m - 12
The ratio of muffins in little red riding hoods basket to chocolate chip cookies is 7:5
That is
[tex]\frac{\texttt{Number of muffins}}{\texttt{Number of cookies}}=\frac{7}{5}\\\\\frac{m}{m-12}=\frac{7}{5}\\\\5m=7(m-12)\\\\5m=7m-84\\\\2m=84\\\\m=42[/tex]
Number of muffins, m = 42
Number of cookies = m - 12 = 42 - 12 = 30
