Emma baked some wafers. She sold
58 of them in the morning and
16 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 50 wafers left, how many wafers did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
5 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of the remaining wafers left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the afternoon
=
56 x
38 =
5165 u = 50
1 u = 50 ÷ 5 = 10
Total number of wafers that Emma baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 10
= 160
Answer(s): 160
