Xandra baked 250 shortbreads. She gave 90 shortbreads to Dylan and some shortbreads to Julian. 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 Julian?
(a)
Total number of shortbreads = 5 u
5 u = 250
1 u = 250 ÷ 5 = 50
Number of shortbreads that Xandra had left
= 3 u
= 3 x 50
= 150
(b)
Number of shortbreads that Tina gave to Julian
= 250 - 150 - 90
= 10
Fraction of the total shortbreads that Xandra gave to Julian
=
10250=
125Answer(s): (a) 150; (b)
125