Gem baked some muffins. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 21 muffins left, how many muffins did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining muffins left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 3 = 7
Total number of muffins that Gem baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 7
= 70
Answer(s): 70
