SOLUTION: A baker packed 32 doughnuts into 3 boxes. She put a different number of doughnuts into each box and there was an even amount in each box. How many doughnuts could there be in each

Question 842476: A baker packed 32 doughnuts into 3 boxes. She put a different number of doughnuts into each box and there was an even amount in each box.
How many doughnuts could there be in each box?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Three boxes must distribute these 32 doughnuts. .
Start with 10 and 12. That would be 22 doughnuts. Another with 8 will finish the 32. That is about the best way to distribute these 32 doughnuts.
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Boxes each for 8, 10, 12 doughnuts

ANOTHER TRY
16+12=28, and then third box to contain 4.
This is not as neat as the first described combination.

ANOTHER
14+12=26 and then third box to contain 6.
Still not as uniform as the first described combination.
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