Kylie baked some cookies. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 6 cookies left, how many cookies did she bake?
Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
|
Afternoon |
Left |
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining cookies left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the cookies left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 6
1 u = 6 ÷ 3 = 2
Total number of cookies that Kylie baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 2
= 20
Answer(s): 20