Mrs Charlie baked some shortbreads. She gave
38 of the shortbreads to her buddy and
215 of the remainder to her cousin. Given that she gave 28 less shortbreads to her cousin than her buddy. How many shortbreads did
she bake at first?
| Buddy |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x3 |
5x3 |
8x3 |
| |
Cousin |
Left |
|
| 9 u |
2 u |
13 u |
24 u |
Number of less shortbreads that Mrs Charlie gave to her cousin than her buddy
= 9 u - 2 u
= 7 u
7 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 7 = 4
Number of shortbreads that Mrs Charlie baked at first
= 24 u
= 24 x 4
= 96
Answer(s): 96
