Ivory baked some shortbreads. She sold
38 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 90 shortbreads left, how many shortbreads did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining shortbreads left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the evening
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 90
1 u = 90 ÷ 9 = 10
Total number of shortbreads that Ivory baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 10
= 160
Answer(s): 160
