Mrs Tommy baked some biscuits. She gave
25 of the biscuits to her mother and
29 of the remainder to her nephew. Given that she gave 40 less biscuits to her nephew than her mother. How many biscuits did
she bake at first?
| Mother |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x3 |
3x3 |
5x3 |
| |
Nephew |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
2 u |
7 u |
15 u |
Number of less biscuits that Mrs Tommy gave to her nephew than her mother
= 6 u - 2 u
= 4 u
4 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 4 = 10
Number of biscuits that Mrs Tommy baked at first
= 15 u
= 15 x 10
= 150
Answer(s): 150
