Esther baked some scones. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 6 scones left, how many scones did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the scones left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining scones left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the scones left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 6
1 u = 6 ÷ 3 = 2
Total number of scones that Esther baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 2
= 28
Answer(s): 28
