Cathy baked some croissants. She sold
35 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 21 croissants left, how many croissants did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining croissants left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 3 = 7
Total number of croissants that Cathy baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 7
= 70
Answer(s): 70
