Elyse baked some puffs. She sold
58 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 20 puffs left, how many puffs did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining puffs left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the puffs left after selling in the evening
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 20
1 u = 20 ÷ 5 = 4
Total number of puffs that Elyse baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 4
= 64
Answer(s): 64
