Irene baked some scones. She sold
57 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 21 scones left, how many scones did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the scones left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining scones left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the scones left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 3 = 7
Total number of scones that Irene baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 7
= 98
Answer(s): 98
