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