Mrs Elijah baked some tarts. She gave
38 of the tarts to her mother and
215 of the remainder to her niece. Given that she gave 35 less tarts to her niece than her mother. How many tarts did
she bake at first?
| Mother |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x3 |
5x3 |
8x3 |
| |
Niece |
Left |
|
| 9 u |
2 u |
13 u |
24 u |
Number of less tarts that Mrs Elijah gave to her niece than her mother
= 9 u - 2 u
= 7 u
7 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 7 = 5
Number of tarts that Mrs Elijah baked at first
= 24 u
= 24 x 5
= 120
Answer(s): 120
