Pamela spent
37 of her money on 4 croissants and 8 puffs. If each croissant costs four times as much as a puff, how many puffs could Pamela buy with the rest of her money?
| |
Croissants |
Puffs |
| Number |
4 |
8 |
| Value |
4 u |
1 u |
| Total value |
16 u |
8 u |
Cost of 1 puff = 1 u
Cost of 1 croissant = 4 u
Total cost of 4 croissants and 8 puffs
= 4 x 4 u + 8 x 1 u
= 24 u
Fraction of Pamela's money left
= 1 -
37 =
4737 of Pamela's money = 24 u
17 of Pamela's money = 24 u ÷ 3 = 8 u
47 of Pamela's money = 8 u x 4 = 32 u
Number of puffs that Pamela could buy
= 32 u ÷ 1 u
= 32
Answer(s): 32
