Tammy made some cupcakes. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
49 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 70 more cupcakes in the afternoon than in the evening, how many cupcakes did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x9 |
1x9 |
3x9 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
4 |
5 |
|
| 18 u |
4 u |
5 u |
27 u |
Fraction of cupcakes left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of cupcakes sold in the evening
=
49 x
13=
427Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1827 Number of cupcakes that Tammy sold in the afternoon = 18 u
Number of cupcakes that Tammy sold in the evening = 4 u
Number of more cupcakes that Tammy sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 18 u - 4 u
= 14 u
14 u = 70
1 u = 70 ÷ 14 = 5
Total number of cupcakes that Tammy made
= 27 u
= 27 x 5
= 135
Answer(s): 135
