Kylie baked some cupcakes. She sold
58 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 35 cupcakes left, how many cupcakes did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining cupcakes left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the cupcakes left after selling in the evening
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
Total number of cupcakes that Kylie baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 7
= 112
Answer(s): 112
