Shiyun baked some cookies. She sold
35 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 12 cookies left, how many cookies did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining cookies left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4
Total number of cookies that Shiyun baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 4
= 40
Answer(s): 40
