Lucy made some puffs. She sold
57 of them in the afternoon and
38 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 34 more puffs in the afternoon than in the evening, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x4 |
2x4 |
7x4 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
5 |
|
| 20 u |
3 u |
5 u |
28 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of puffs sold in the evening
=
38 x
27=
328Make the denominators the same.
57 =
2028 Number of puffs that Lucy sold in the afternoon = 20 u
Number of puffs that Lucy sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more puffs that Lucy sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 20 u - 3 u
= 17 u
17 u = 34
1 u = 34 ÷ 17 = 2
Total number of puffs that Lucy made
= 28 u
= 28 x 2
= 56
Answer(s): 56
