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