Sarah made some puffs. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
56 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 84 more puffs in the afternoon than in the evening, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x6 |
1x6 |
3x6 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
1 |
|
| 12 u |
5 u |
1 u |
18 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of puffs sold in the evening
=
56 x
13=
518Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1218 Number of puffs that Sarah sold in the afternoon = 12 u
Number of puffs that Sarah sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more puffs that Sarah 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 puffs that Sarah made
= 18 u
= 18 x 12
= 216
Answer(s): 216
