Mrs Will baked some biscuits. She gave
38 of the biscuits to her father and
310 of the remainder to her cousin. Given that she gave 24 less biscuits to her cousin than her father. How many biscuits did
she bake at first?
| Father |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Cousin |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
7 u |
16 u |
Number of less biscuits that Mrs Will gave to her cousin than her father
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 3 = 8
Number of biscuits that Mrs Will baked at first
= 16 u
= 16 x 8
= 128
Answer(s): 128
