Esther made some croissants. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
34 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 14 more croissants in the morning than in the evening, how many croissants did she make altogether?
Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
5x2 |
2x2 |
7x2 |
|
Evening |
Left |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
10 u |
3 u |
1 u |
14 u |
Fraction of croissants left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of croissants sold in the evening
=
34 x
27=
314Make the denominators the same.
57 =
1014 Number of croissants that Esther sold in the morning = 10 u
Number of croissants that Esther sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more croissants that Esther sold in the morning than in the evening
= 10 u - 3 u
= 7 u
7 u = 14
1 u = 14 ÷ 7 = 2
Total number of croissants that Esther made
= 14 u
= 14 x 2
= 28
Answer(s): 28