Jen baked some croissants. She sold
59 of them in the morning and
18 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 63 croissants left, how many croissants did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
4x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
7 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
59 =
49 Fraction of the remaining croissants left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the croissants left after selling in the evening
=
78 x
49 =
7187 u = 63
1 u = 63 ÷ 7 = 9
Total number of croissants that Jen baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 9
= 162
Answer(s): 162
