Mrs Mark baked some puffs. She gave
35 of the puffs to her mother and
38 of the remainder to her cousin. Given that she gave 27 less puffs to her cousin than her mother. How many puffs did
she bake at first?
| Mother |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x4 |
2x4 |
5x4 |
| |
Cousin |
Left |
|
| 12 u |
3 u |
5 u |
20 u |
Number of less puffs that Mrs Mark gave to her cousin than her mother
= 12 u - 3 u
= 9 u
9 u = 27
1 u = 27 ÷ 9 = 3
Number of puffs that Mrs Mark baked at first
= 20 u
= 20 x 3
= 60
Answer(s): 60
