Vanessa baked 280 shortbreads. She gave 70 shortbreads to Fabian and some shortbreads to Ken. She had
37 of the total shortbreads left.
- How many shortbreads did she have left?
- What fraction of the total shortbreads did she give to Ken?
(a)
Total number of shortbreads = 7 u
7 u = 280
1 u = 280 ÷ 7 = 40
Number of shortbreads that Vanessa had left
= 3 u
= 3 x 40
= 120
(b)
Number of shortbreads that Tina gave to Ken
= 280 - 120 - 70
= 90
Fraction of the total shortbreads that Vanessa gave to Ken
=
90280=
928Answer(s): (a) 120; (b)
928