Mary made some macarons. She sold
45 of them in the afternoon and
310 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 296 more macarons in the afternoon than in the evening, how many macarons did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 4x10 |
1x10 |
5x10 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
7 |
|
| 40 u |
3 u |
7 u |
50 u |
Fraction of macarons left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
45 =
15 Fraction of macarons sold in the evening
=
310 x
15=
350Make the denominators the same.
45 =
4050 Number of macarons that Mary sold in the afternoon = 40 u
Number of macarons that Mary sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more macarons that Mary sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 40 u - 3 u
= 37 u
37 u = 296
1 u = 296 ÷ 37 = 8
Total number of macarons that Mary made
= 50 u
= 50 x 8
= 400
Answer(s): 400
