Jen bought some eggs to bake cakes for a party. If she used 10 eggs for each cake, she would be short of 9 more eggs to bake all cakes. If she used 14 eggs for each cake, she would be short of 53 more eggs.
- How many cakes did she bake?
- How many eggs did Jen buy?
(a)
Small difference
= 14 - 10
= 4
Big difference
= 53 - 9
= 44
Number of cakes that Jen bought
= 44 ÷ 4
= 11
(b)
Number of eggs that Jen bought
= 11 x 10 - 9
= 110 - 9
= 101
Answer(s): (a) 11; (b) 101