Olivia baked some cookies. She sold
29 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 117 cookies left, how many cookies did she bake?
Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
2x2 |
7x2 |
9x2 |
|
Evening |
Left |
|
|
1 |
13 |
|
4 u |
1 u |
13 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining cookies left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the evening
=
1314 x
79 =
131813 u = 117
1 u = 117 ÷ 13 = 9
Total number of cookies that Olivia baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 9
= 162
Answer(s): 162