Esther baked a total of 201 macarons and wafers. After giving away 75% of the wafers and 80% of the macarons, she was left with five times as many wafers as macarons. Find the number of macarons Esther gave away.
| |
Wafers |
Macarons |
| Before |
4x5 =
20 u
|
5 u |
| Change |
- 3x5 =
15 u |
- 4 u |
| After |
1x5 =
5 u |
1 u |
Comparing wafers and
macarons in the end |
5x1 =
5 u |
1x1 =
1 u |
75% =
75100 =
3480% =
80100 =
45The number of wafers in the end is the repeated identity. Make the number of wafers in the end the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
Total number of pastries at first
= 20 u + 5 u
= 25 u
25 u = 201
1 u = 201 ÷ 25 = 6
Number of macarons that Esther gave away
= 4 u
= 4 x 6
= 24
Answer(s): 24
