Min baked some tarts. She sold
57 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 12 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4
Total number of tarts that Min baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 4
= 56
Answer(s): 56
