Nora baked 200 shortbreads. She gave 30 shortbreads to Sam and some shortbreads to Perry. She had
310 of the total shortbreads left.
- How many shortbreads did she have left?
- What fraction of the total shortbreads did she give to Perry?
(a)
Total number of shortbreads = 10 u
10 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 10 = 20
Number of shortbreads that Nora had left
= 3 u
= 3 x 20
= 60
(b)
Number of shortbreads that Tina gave to Perry
= 200 - 60 - 30
= 110
Fraction of the total shortbreads that Nora gave to Perry
=
110200=
1120Answer(s): (a) 60; (b)
1120