Zara made some shortbreads. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
25 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 56 more shortbreads in the afternoon than in the evening, how many shortbreads did she make altogether?
Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
2x5 |
1x5 |
3x5 |
|
Evening |
Left |
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
15 u |
Fraction of shortbreads left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of shortbreads sold in the evening
=
25 x
13=
215Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1015 Number of shortbreads that Zara sold in the afternoon = 10 u
Number of shortbreads that Zara sold in the evening = 2 u
Number of more shortbreads that Zara sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 10 u - 2 u
= 8 u
8 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 8 = 7
Total number of shortbreads that Zara made
= 15 u
= 15 x 7
= 105
Answer(s): 105