Fiona baked some wafers. She sold
38 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 36 wafers left, how many wafers did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining wafers left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the afternoon
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 36
1 u = 36 ÷ 9 = 4
Total number of wafers that Fiona baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 4
= 64
Answer(s): 64
