Fanny made some scones. She sold
34 of them in the afternoon and
58 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 57 more scones in the afternoon than in the evening, how many scones did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x8 |
1x8 |
4x8 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
3 |
|
| 24 u |
5 u |
3 u |
32 u |
Fraction of scones left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
34 =
14 Fraction of scones sold in the evening
=
58 x
14=
532Make the denominators the same.
34 =
2432 Number of scones that Fanny sold in the afternoon = 24 u
Number of scones that Fanny sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more scones that Fanny sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 24 u - 5 u
= 19 u
19 u = 57
1 u = 57 ÷ 19 = 3
Total number of scones that Fanny made
= 32 u
= 32 x 3
= 96
Answer(s): 96
