Kimberly and Irene used the same number of chocolate chips to bake cakes. Kimberly used
45 of her chocolate chips and Irene used
37 of her chocolate chips. They had a total of 172 chocolate chips at first.
- How many chocolate chips did each girl use?
- How many chocolate chips did both girls have left altogether?
|
Kimberly |
Irene |
Total |
Before |
5x3 = 15 u |
7x4 = 28 u |
43 u |
Change |
- 4x3 = - 12 u |
- 3x4 = - 12 u |
|
After |
1x3 = 3 u |
4x4 = 16 u |
19 u |
(a)
Kimberly and Irene used the same number of chocolate chips to bake cakes. Make the numerators the same. LCM of 4 and 3 is 12.
4x35x3 of Mary's chocolate chips =
3x47x4 of Irene's chocolate chips
1215 of Mary's chocolate chips =
1228 of Irene's chocolate chips
Total number of chocolate chips at first
= 15 u + 28 u
= 43 u
43 u = 172
1 u = 172 ÷ 43 = 4
Number of chocolate chips that each girl used
= 12 u
= 12 x 4
= 48
(b)
Total number of chocolate chips that both girls had left
= 3 u + 16 u
= 19 u
= 19 x 4
= 76
Answer(s): (a) 48; (b) 76