Xuan baked some croissants. She sold
59 of them in the afternoon and
18 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 56 croissants left, how many croissants did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
4x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
7 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
59 =
49 Fraction of the remaining croissants left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the evening
=
78 x
49 =
7187 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 7 = 8
Total number of croissants that Xuan baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 8
= 144
Answer(s): 144
