Let the number of waffles she baked be x. Since she baked 1.5 times as many pancakes as waffles. Then; Number of pancakes = 1.5x She baked 45 more waffles. Thus; Total = 1.5x and (x + 45) Her children ate 12 pancakes. Thus, amount left is now; (1.5x - 12) and (x + 45) We are told that there were now 17 more waffles than pancakes. Thus; (x + 45) - (1.5x - 12) = 17 x + 45 - 1.5x + 12 = 17 0.5x = 50 x = 50/0.5 x = 100 Thus,there were 100 waffles initially.
