Diana baked some cupcakes. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 9 cupcakes left, how many cupcakes did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining cupcakes left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 9
1 u = 9 ÷ 3 = 3
Total number of cupcakes that Diana baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 3
= 30
Answer(s): 30
