Cathy baked some croissants. She sold
58 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 25 croissants left, how many croissants did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining croissants left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 25
1 u = 25 ÷ 5 = 5
Total number of croissants that Cathy baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 5
= 80
Answer(s): 80
