Mrs Sean baked some scones. She gave
38 of the scones to her cousin and
320 of the remainder to her mother. Given that she gave 18 less scones to her mother than her cousin. How many scones did
she bake at first?
| Cousin |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x4 |
5x4 |
8x4 |
| |
Mother |
Left |
|
| 12 u |
3 u |
17 u |
32 u |
Number of less scones that Mrs Sean gave to her mother than her cousin
= 12 u - 3 u
= 9 u
9 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 9 = 2
Number of scones that Mrs Sean baked at first
= 32 u
= 32 x 2
= 64
Answer(s): 64
