Joelle baked some biscuits. She sold
29 of them in the afternoon and
114 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 65 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x2 |
7x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 4 u |
1 u |
13 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the evening
=
1314 x
79 =
131813 u = 65
1 u = 65 ÷ 13 = 5
Total number of biscuits that Joelle baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 5
= 90
Answer(s): 90
