Yoko made some cookies. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
34 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 24 more cookies in the morning than in the afternoon, how many cookies did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
1 |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of cookies left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of cookies sold in the afternoon
=
34 x
25=
310Make the denominators the same.
35 =
610 Number of cookies that Yoko sold in the morning = 6 u
Number of cookies that Yoko sold in the afternoon = 3 u
Number of more cookies that Yoko sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 3 = 8
Total number of cookies that Yoko made
= 10 u
= 10 x 8
= 80
Answer(s): 80
