Diana baked some scones. She sold
29 of them in the morning and
114 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 52 scones left, how many scones did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x2 |
7x2 |
9x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
13 |
|
| 4 u |
1 u |
13 u |
18 u |
Fraction of the scones left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining scones left after selling in the evening
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Fraction of the scones left after selling in the evening
=
1314 x
79 =
131813 u = 52
1 u = 52 ÷ 13 = 4
Total number of scones that Diana baked
= 18 u
= 18 x 4
= 72
Answer(s): 72
