Kathy baked some biscuits. She sold
59 of them in the morning and
18 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 49 biscuits left, how many biscuits did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
4x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
7 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
59 =
49 Fraction of the remaining biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the biscuits left after selling in the afternoon
=
78 x
49 =
7187 u = 49
1 u = 49 ÷ 7 = 7
Total number of biscuits that Kathy baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 7
= 126
Answer(s): 126
