Mrs Harry baked some tarts. She gave
37 of the tarts to her friend and
38 of the remainder to her buddy. Given that she gave 15 less tarts to her buddy than her friend. How many tarts did
she bake at first?
Friend |
Remainder |
Total |
3x2 |
4x2 |
7x2 |
|
Buddy |
Left |
|
6 u |
3 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Number of less tarts that Mrs Harry gave to her buddy than her friend
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
Number of tarts that Mrs Harry baked at first
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= 70
Answer(s): 70