Joelle baked some biscuits. She sold
27 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 27 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x2 |
5x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 4 u |
1 u |
9 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
27 =
57 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
=
910 x
57 =
9149 u = 27
1 u = 27 ÷ 9 = 3
Total number of biscuits that Joelle baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 3
= 42
Answer(s): 42
