Esther baked some biscuits. She sold
47 of them in the afternoon and
16 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 35 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x2 |
3x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
5 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
47 =
37 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the evening
=
56 x
37 =
5145 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
Total number of biscuits that Esther baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 7
= 98
Answer(s): 98
