Jane made some wafers. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
58 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 77 more wafers in the afternoon than in the evening, how many wafers did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x8 |
1x8 |
3x8 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
3 |
|
| 16 u |
5 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Fraction of wafers left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of wafers sold in the evening
=
58 x
13=
524Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1624 Number of wafers that Jane sold in the afternoon = 16 u
Number of wafers that Jane sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more wafers that Jane sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 16 u - 5 u
= 11 u
11 u = 77
1 u = 77 ÷ 11 = 7
Total number of wafers that Jane made
= 24 u
= 24 x 7
= 168
Answer(s): 168
