Linda made some cookies. She sold
56 of them in the afternoon and
57 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 60 more cookies in the afternoon than in the evening, how many cookies did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x7 |
1x7 |
6x7 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
2 |
|
| 35 u |
5 u |
2 u |
42 u |
Fraction of cookies left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
56 =
16 Fraction of cookies sold in the evening
=
57 x
16=
542Make the denominators the same.
56 =
3542 Number of cookies that Linda sold in the afternoon = 35 u
Number of cookies that Linda sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more cookies that Linda sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 35 u - 5 u
= 30 u
30 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2
Total number of cookies that Linda made
= 42 u
= 42 x 2
= 84
Answer(s): 84
