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