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