Abi baked 280 biscuits. She gave 40 biscuits to Harry and some biscuits to Ben. She had
34 of the total biscuits left.
- How many biscuits did she have left?
- What fraction of the total biscuits did she give to Ben?
(a)
Total number of biscuits = 4 u
4 u = 280
1 u = 280 ÷ 4 = 70
Number of biscuits that Abi had left
= 3 u
= 3 x 70
= 210
(b)
Number of biscuits that Tina gave to Ben
= 280 - 210 - 40
= 30
Fraction of the total biscuits that Abi gave to Ben
=
30280=
328Answer(s): (a) 210; (b)
328