Cindy spent
23 of her money on some macarons and
25 of her remaining money on 5 biscuits. Each biscuit cost four times as much as a macaron. How many macarons did she buy?
| Macarons |
Remaining money |
| 2x5 |
1x5 |
| |
5 Biscuits |
Left |
| |
2x1 |
3x1 |
| 10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
Cost of 1 biscuit = Cost of 4 macarons
(x5)Cost of 5 biscuits = Cost of 20 macarons
2 u = 20
1 u = 20 ÷ 2 = 10
Number of macarons that Cindy bought
= 10 u
= 10 x 10
= 100
Answer(s): 100
