Mrs Chen baked 352 more macarons than Xylia. After Mrs Chen sold 166 of her macarons, she had 4 times as many macarons as Xylia.
- How many macarons did Xylia bake?
- How many macarons did Mrs Chen bake?
| |
Xylia |
Mrs Chen |
| Before |
1 u |
1 u + 352 |
| Change |
|
- 166 |
| After |
1 u |
1 u + 186 |
(a)
After
Number of macarons that Xylia had = 1 u
Number of macarons that Mrs Chen had = 4 x 1 u = 4 u
Before
Number of macarons that Xylia baked = 1 u
Number of macarons that Mrs Chen baked = 1 u + 352
4 u = 1 u + 352 - 166
4 u - 1 u = 186
3 u = 186
1 u = 186 ÷ 3 = 62
Number of macarons that Xylia baked
= 1 u
= 62
(b)
Number of macarons that Mrs Chen baked
= 1 u + 352
= 62 + 352
= 414
Answer(s): (a) 62; (b) 414
