Emily made some wafers. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
27 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 132 more wafers in the afternoon than in the evening, how many wafers did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x7 |
1x7 |
3x7 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
2 |
5 |
|
| 14 u |
2 u |
5 u |
21 u |
Fraction of wafers left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of wafers sold in the evening
=
27 x
13=
221Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1421 Number of wafers that Emily sold in the afternoon = 14 u
Number of wafers that Emily sold in the evening = 2 u
Number of more wafers that Emily sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 14 u - 2 u
= 12 u
12 u = 132
1 u = 132 ÷ 12 = 11
Total number of wafers that Emily made
= 21 u
= 21 x 11
= 231
Answer(s): 231
