Linda made some scones. She sold
25 of them in the morning and
49 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 12 more scones in the morning than in the afternoon, how many scones did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x3 |
3x3 |
5x3 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
4 |
5 |
|
| 6 u |
4 u |
5 u |
15 u |
Fraction of scones left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
25 =
35 Fraction of scones sold in the afternoon
=
49 x
35=
415Make the denominators the same.
25 =
615 Number of scones that Linda sold in the morning = 6 u
Number of scones that Linda sold in the afternoon = 4 u
Number of more scones that Linda sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 6 u - 4 u
= 2 u
2 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Total number of scones that Linda made
= 15 u
= 15 x 6
= 90
Answer(s): 90
