Elyse made some cookies. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
47 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 120 more cookies in the afternoon than in the evening, how many cookies did she make altogether?
Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
2x7 |
1x7 |
3x7 |
|
Evening |
Left |
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
14 u |
4 u |
3 u |
21 u |
Fraction of cookies left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of cookies sold in the evening
=
47 x
13=
421Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1421 Number of cookies that Elyse sold in the afternoon = 14 u
Number of cookies that Elyse sold in the evening = 4 u
Number of more cookies that Elyse sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 14 u - 4 u
= 10 u
10 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 10 = 12
Total number of cookies that Elyse made
= 21 u
= 21 x 12
= 252
Answer(s): 252