Rachel baked some croissants. She sold
310 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 52 croissants left, how many croissants did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
7x2 |
10x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
13 u |
20 u |
Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
310 =
710 Fraction of the remaining croissants left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the afternoon
=
1314 x
710 =
132013 u = 52
1 u = 52 ÷ 13 = 4
Total number of croissants that Rachel baked
= 20 u
= 20 x 4
= 80
Answer(s): 80
