Penelope baked some puffs. She sold
57 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 9 puffs left, how many puffs did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining puffs left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 9
1 u = 9 ÷ 3 = 3
Total number of puffs that Penelope baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 3
= 42
Answer(s): 42
