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The feast lasted 3 days. Each day 53 loaves of bread were eaten. On the last day, 7 additional loaves of bread were eaten. There were 5 loaves of bread left at the end. How many loaves of bread were baked for the feast in the beginning?

 

How much bread is left over? Start with 5 loaves.
How much extra bread was eaten on the third day? Add back 7 loaves.

5 + 7 = 12

How much bread was eaten on each of the three days? 3 x 53 = ?
How much bread was baked in the beginning? ? + 12 = ?

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