Risa made some scones. She sold
23 of them in the morning and
58 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 44 more scones in the morning than in the evening, how many scones did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x8 |
1x8 |
3x8 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
3 |
|
| 16 u |
5 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Fraction of scones left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of scones sold in the evening
=
58 x
13=
524Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1624 Number of scones that Risa sold in the morning = 16 u
Number of scones that Risa sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more scones that Risa sold in the morning than in the evening
= 16 u - 5 u
= 11 u
11 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 11 = 4
Total number of scones that Risa made
= 24 u
= 24 x 4
= 96
Answer(s): 96
