Victoria baked some puffs. She sold
47 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 50 puffs left, how many puffs did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x2 |
3x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
47 =
37 Fraction of the remaining puffs left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
37 =
5145 u = 50
1 u = 50 ÷ 5 = 10
Total number of puffs that Victoria baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 10
= 140
Answer(s): 140
