There are some scones in the jar. On Thursday, Luke ate
25 of the scones. He later bought 21 scones and added into the jar. On Friday, Luke ate 36 scones. He was hungry and ate another 33 scones. There were no scones left. How many scones were there in the jar at first?
|
Scones |
Before |
5 u |
Change 1 |
- 2 u |
Change 2 |
+ 21 |
Change 3 |
- 36 |
Change 4 |
- 33 |
After |
0 |
Fraction of the scones left after Luke first ate on Thursday
= 1 -
25=
35Number of scones left after Luke first ate on Thursday = 3 u
3 u = 33 + 36 - 21
3 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 3 = 16
Number of scones at first
= 5 u
= 5 x 16
= 80
Answer(s): 80