Emily baked some cupcakes. She sold
38 of them in the afternoon and
110 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 108 cupcakes left, how many cupcakes did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining cupcakes left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the evening
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 108
1 u = 108 ÷ 9 = 12
Total number of cupcakes that Emily baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 12
= 192
Answer(s): 192
