Penelope baked some biscuits. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 15 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
Total number of biscuits that Penelope baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 5
= 50
Answer(s): 50
