Mary baked some tarts. She sold
58 of them in the afternoon and
16 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 40 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the evening
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 5 = 8
Total number of tarts that Mary baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 8
= 128
Answer(s): 128
