Dana made some tarts. She sold
25 of them in the afternoon and
29 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 48 more tarts in the afternoon than in the evening, how many tarts did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x3 |
3x3 |
5x3 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
2 |
7 |
|
| 6 u |
2 u |
7 u |
15 u |
Fraction of tarts left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
25 =
35 Fraction of tarts sold in the evening
=
29 x
35=
215Make the denominators the same.
25 =
615 Number of tarts that Dana sold in the afternoon = 6 u
Number of tarts that Dana sold in the evening = 2 u
Number of more tarts that Dana sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 6 u - 2 u
= 4 u
4 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 4 = 12
Total number of tarts that Dana made
= 15 u
= 15 x 12
= 180
Answer(s): 180
