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 = ? |