Betty made some tarts. She sold
45 of them in the morning and
35 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 119 more tarts in the morning than in the afternoon, how many tarts did she make altogether?
Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
4x5 |
1x5 |
5x5 |
|
Afternoon |
Left |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
20 u |
3 u |
2 u |
25 u |
Fraction of tarts left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
45 =
15 Fraction of tarts sold in the afternoon
=
35 x
15=
325Make the denominators the same.
45 =
2025 Number of tarts that Betty sold in the morning = 20 u
Number of tarts that Betty sold in the afternoon = 3 u
Number of more tarts that Betty sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 20 u - 3 u
= 17 u
17 u = 119
1 u = 119 ÷ 17 = 7
Total number of tarts that Betty made
= 25 u
= 25 x 7
= 175
Answer(s): 175