Jade baked some wafers. She sold
57 of them in the afternoon and
14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 27 wafers left, how many wafers did she bake?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
3 u |
14 u |
Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of the remaining wafers left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the wafers left after selling in the evening
=
34 x
27 =
3143 u = 27
1 u = 27 ÷ 3 = 9
Total number of wafers that Jade baked
= 14 u
= 14 x 9
= 126
Answer(s): 126
