Gillian baked some cupcakes. She sold
38 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 72 cupcakes left, how many cupcakes did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining cupcakes left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the afternoon
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 9 = 8
Total number of cupcakes that Gillian baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 8
= 128
Answer(s): 128
