Jean baked some tarts. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 15 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the afternoon
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
Total number of tarts that Jean baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= 70
Answer(s): 70
