Kathy made some puffs. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
34 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 35 more puffs in the morning than in the evening, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
1 |
|
| 10 u |
3 u |
1 u |
14 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of puffs sold in the evening
=
34 x
27=
314Make the denominators the same.
57 =
1014 Number of puffs that Kathy sold in the morning = 10 u
Number of puffs that Kathy sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more puffs that Kathy sold in the morning than in the evening
= 10 u - 3 u
= 7 u
7 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 7 = 5
Total number of puffs that Kathy made
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= 70
Answer(s): 70
