There are some scones in the jar. On Monday, Julian ate
16 of the scones. He later bought 25 scones and added into the jar. On Tuesday, Julian ate 48 scones. He was hungry and ate another 32 scones. There were no scones left. How many scones were there in the jar at first?
|
Scones |
Before |
6 u |
Change 1 |
- 1 u |
Change 2 |
+ 25 |
Change 3 |
- 48 |
Change 4 |
- 32 |
After |
0 |
Fraction of the scones left after Julian first ate on Monday
= 1 -
16=
56Number of scones left after Julian first ate on Monday = 5 u
5 u = 32 + 48 - 25
5 u = 55
1 u = 55 ÷ 5 = 11
Number of scones at first
= 6 u
= 6 x 11
= 66
Answer(s): 66