Julie baked some shortbreads. She sold
47 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 15 shortbreads left, how many shortbreads did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x2 |
3x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
47 =
37 Fraction of the remaining shortbreads left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the shortbreads left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
37 =
5145 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 5 = 3
Total number of shortbreads that Julie baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 3
= 42
Answer(s): 42
