Olivia baked some macarons. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 18 macarons left, how many macarons did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining macarons left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 3 = 6
Total number of macarons that Olivia baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 6
= 60
Answer(s): 60
