Marion baked 160 biscuits. She gave 50 biscuits to Ryan and some biscuits to Cole. She had
58 of the total biscuits left.
- How many biscuits did she have left?
- What fraction of the total biscuits did she give to Cole?
(a)
Total number of biscuits = 8 u
8 u = 160
1 u = 160 ÷ 8 = 20
Number of biscuits that Marion had left
= 5 u
= 5 x 20
= 100
(b)
Number of biscuits that Tina gave to Cole
= 160 - 100 - 50
= 10
Fraction of the total biscuits that Marion gave to Cole
=
10160=
116Answer(s): (a) 100; (b)
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