Vanessa baked some tarts. She sold
38 of them in the afternoon and
110 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 45 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the evening
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 45
1 u = 45 ÷ 9 = 5
Total number of tarts that Vanessa baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 5
= 80
Answer(s): 80
