Emily made some tarts. She sold
23 of them in the morning and
25 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 72 more tarts in the morning than in the afternoon, how many tarts did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x5 |
1x5 |
3x5 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
2 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
15 u |
Fraction of tarts left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of tarts sold in the afternoon
=
25 x
13=
215Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1015 Number of tarts that Emily sold in the morning = 10 u
Number of tarts that Emily sold in the afternoon = 2 u
Number of more tarts that Emily sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 10 u - 2 u
= 8 u
8 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 8 = 9
Total number of tarts that Emily made
= 15 u
= 15 x 9
= 135
Answer(s): 135
