Lynn baked some biscuits. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 27 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 27
1 u = 27 ÷ 3 = 9
Total number of biscuits that Lynn baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 9
= 126
Answer(s): 126
