Manuel ate 1/3 of the cracker on a plate. his brother ate 1/4 of the cracker. their were 5 crackers left on the plate. how many cracker were there to begin with?

1/3 + 1/4 = 4/12 + 3/12 = 7/12
7/12 =  both brothers ate 7 crackers out of 12 crackers

there were 5 crackers left on the plate means 5/12 crackers left on the plate

12 crackers at the begining

Begin by breaking down all the choices; 

44 choices 
3 options (small, medium, large) 
2 options for cream (cream or no cream) 
2 options for sugar (sugar or no sugar) 
2 options for milk (milk or no milk) 

Hence, multiply the different choices you have: 44×3×2×2×2= 1056 choices 

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