Raeann baked some muffins. She sold
59 of them in the morning and
18 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 28 muffins left, how many muffins did she bake?
Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
5x2 |
4x2 |
9x2 |
|
Evening |
Left |
|
|
1 |
7 |
|
10 u |
1 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
59 =
49 Fraction of the remaining muffins left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the evening
=
78 x
49 =
7187 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 7 = 4
Total number of muffins that Raeann baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 4
= 72
Answer(s): 72