Mrs Ahmad baked
12 as many apricot wafers as vanilla wafers. She also baked
25 as many apricot wafers as apple wafers. If she baked a total of 88 wafers, how many apricot wafers did she bake?
Apricot |
Vanilla |
Apple |
1x2 |
2x2 |
|
2x1 |
|
5x1 |
2 u |
4 u |
5 u |
The number of apricot wafers is the repeated identity. Make the number of apricot wafers the same. LCM of 1 and 2 is 2.
Total number of wafers
= 2 u + 4 u + 5 u
= 11 u
11 u = 88
1 u = 88 ÷ 11 = 8
Number of apricot wafers
= 2 u
= 2 x 8
= 16
Answer(s): 16