Elyse made some tarts. She sold
23 of them in the morning and
25 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 40 more tarts in the morning than in the evening, how many tarts did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x5 |
1x5 |
3x5 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
2 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
15 u |
Fraction of tarts left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of tarts sold in the evening
=
25 x
13=
215Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1015 Number of tarts that Elyse sold in the morning = 10 u
Number of tarts that Elyse sold in the evening = 2 u
Number of more tarts that Elyse sold in the morning than in the evening
= 10 u - 2 u
= 8 u
8 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 8 = 5
Total number of tarts that Elyse made
= 15 u
= 15 x 5
= 75
Answer(s): 75
