Marion baked some tarts. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 6 tarts left, how many tarts did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of the remaining tarts left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the tarts left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
25 =
3103 u = 6
1 u = 6 ÷ 3 = 2
Total number of tarts that Marion baked
= 10 u
= 10 x 2
= 20
Answer(s): 20
