Linda baked some macarons. She sold
310 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 52 macarons left, how many macarons did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
7x2 |
10x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
13 u |
20 u |
Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
310 =
710 Fraction of the remaining macarons left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the macarons left after selling in the afternoon
=
1314 x
710 =
132013 u = 52
1 u = 52 ÷ 13 = 4
Total number of macarons that Linda baked
= 20 u
= 20 x 4
= 80
Answer(s): 80
