PSLE
Esther and Jen made some apricot croissants and chocolate chip croissants. Esther made 117 more apricot croissants than chocolate chip croissants. Jen made 177 more chocolate chip croissants than apricot croissants. The total number of apricot croissants made up 44% of the total number of croissants they made. How many apricot croissants did they make altogether?

Number of chocolate chip croissants		Number of apricot croissants
56%		44%
Esther	Jen	Esther	Jen
1 u	1 p + 177	1 u + 117	1 p

Esther
Number of chocolate chip croissants = 1 u
Number of apricot croissants = 1 u + 117

Jen
Number of apricot croissants = 1 p
Number of chocolate chip croissants = 1 p + 177

Number of chocolate chip croissants in percent
= 100% - 44%
= 56%

1 u + 117 + 1 p = 44% --- (1)
1 u + 1 p + 177 = 56% --- (2)

(2) - (1)
56% - 44% = 177 - 117
12% = 60

1% = 60 ÷ 12 = 5

Number of apricot croissants that they made altogether
= 44%
= 44 x 5
= 220

Answer(s): 220