Zoe made some cookies. She sold
34 of them in the morning and
37 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 54 more cookies in the morning than in the evening, how many cookies did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x7 |
1x7 |
4x7 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
4 |
|
| 21 u |
3 u |
4 u |
28 u |
Fraction of cookies left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
34 =
14 Fraction of cookies sold in the evening
=
37 x
14=
328Make the denominators the same.
34 =
2128 Number of cookies that Zoe sold in the morning = 21 u
Number of cookies that Zoe sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more cookies that Zoe sold in the morning than in the evening
= 21 u - 3 u
= 18 u
18 u = 54
1 u = 54 ÷ 18 = 3
Total number of cookies that Zoe made
= 28 u
= 28 x 3
= 84
Answer(s): 84
