Xuan baked 270 shortbreads. She gave 90 shortbreads to Elijah and some shortbreads to Simon. She had
35 of the total shortbreads left.
- How many shortbreads did she have left?
- What fraction of the total shortbreads did she give to Simon?
(a)
Total number of shortbreads = 5 u
5 u = 270
1 u = 270 ÷ 5 = 54
Number of shortbreads that Xuan had left
= 3 u
= 3 x 54
= 162
(b)
Number of shortbreads that Tina gave to Simon
= 270 - 162 - 90
= 18
Fraction of the total shortbreads that Xuan gave to Simon
=
18270=
115Answer(s): (a) 162; (b)
115