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