Anna made some puffs. She sold
23 of them in the morning and
57 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 45 more puffs in the morning than in the afternoon, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x7 |
1x7 |
3x7 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
2 |
|
| 14 u |
5 u |
2 u |
21 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of puffs sold in the afternoon
=
57 x
13=
521Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1421 Number of puffs that Anna sold in the morning = 14 u
Number of puffs that Anna sold in the afternoon = 5 u
Number of more puffs that Anna sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 14 u - 5 u
= 9 u
9 u = 45
1 u = 45 ÷ 9 = 5
Total number of puffs that Anna made
= 21 u
= 21 x 5
= 105
Answer(s): 105
