Jade baked some muffins. She sold
59 of them in the afternoon and
18 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 56 muffins left, how many muffins did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
4x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
7 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
59 =
49 Fraction of the remaining muffins left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the evening
=
78 x
49 =
7187 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 7 = 8
Total number of muffins that Jade baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 8
= 144
Answer(s): 144
