Hazel baked some muffins. She sold
58 of them in the afternoon and
16 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 10 muffins left, how many muffins did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining muffins left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the muffins left after selling in the evening
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 10
1 u = 10 ÷ 5 = 2
Total number of muffins that Hazel baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 2
= 32
Answer(s): 32
