Ivory baked some scones. She sold
47 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 25 scones left, how many scones did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x2 |
3x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the scones left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
47 =
37 Fraction of the remaining scones left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the scones left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
37 =
5145 u = 25
1 u = 25 ÷ 5 = 5
Total number of scones that Ivory baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= 70
Answer(s): 70
