Ivory baked some shortbreads. She sold
29 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 26 shortbreads left, how many shortbreads did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x2 |
7x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 4 u |
1 u |
13 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining shortbreads left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the afternoon
=
1314 x
79 =
131813 u = 26
1 u = 26 ÷ 13 = 2
Total number of shortbreads that Ivory baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 2
= 36
Answer(s): 36
