Gwen baked some macarons. She sold
58 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 15 macarons left, how many macarons did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining macarons left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 5 = 3
Total number of macarons that Gwen baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 3
= 48
Answer(s): 48
