Mrs Paul baked some puffs. She gave
37 of the puffs to her uncle and
38 of the remainder to her mother. Given that she gave 24 less puffs to her mother than her uncle. How many puffs did
she bake at first?
| Uncle |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
4x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Mother |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Number of less puffs that Mrs Paul gave to her mother than her uncle
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 3 = 8
Number of puffs that Mrs Paul baked at first
= 14 u
= 14 x 8
= 112
Answer(s): 112
