Gillian baked some biscuits. She sold
310 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 130 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
7x2 |
10x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
13 u |
20 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
310 =
710 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
=
1314 x
710 =
132013 u = 130
1 u = 130 ÷ 13 = 10
Total number of biscuits that Gillian baked
= 20 u
= 20 x 10
= 200
Answer(s): 200
