Yoko made some scones. She sold
47 of them in the morning and
59 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 84 more scones in the morning than in the evening, how many scones did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x3 |
3x3 |
7x3 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
4 |
|
| 12 u |
5 u |
4 u |
21 u |
Fraction of scones left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
47 =
37 Fraction of scones sold in the evening
=
59 x
37=
521Make the denominators the same.
47 =
1221 Number of scones that Yoko sold in the morning = 12 u
Number of scones that Yoko sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more scones that Yoko sold in the morning than in the evening
= 12 u - 5 u
= 7 u
7 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 7 = 12
Total number of scones that Yoko made
= 21 u
= 21 x 12
= 252
Answer(s): 252
