Yen baked some tarts. She sold
38 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 81 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the afternoon
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 81
1 u = 81 ÷ 9 = 9
Total number of tarts that Yen baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 9
= 144
Answer(s): 144
