Mrs Billy baked some cookies. She gave
35 of the cookies to her best friend and
34 of the remainder to her mother. Given that she gave 24 less cookies to her mother than her best friend. How many cookies did
she bake at first?
| Best Friend |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Mother |
Left |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Number of less cookies that Mrs Billy gave to her mother than her best friend
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 3 = 8
Number of cookies that Mrs Billy baked at first
= 10 u
= 10 x 8
= 80
Answer(s): 80
