Joelle baked some scones. She sold
38 of them in the morning and
110 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she had 72 scones left, how many scones did she bake?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
5x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 6 u |
1 u |
9 u |
16 u |
Fraction of the scones left after selling in the morning
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining scones left after selling in the afternoon
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the scones left after selling in the afternoon
=
910 x
58 =
9169 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 9 = 8
Total number of scones that Joelle baked
= 16 u
= 16 x 8
= 128
Answer(s): 128
