Zoe made some biscuits. She sold
34 of them in the morning and
38 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 147 more biscuits in the morning than in the evening, how many biscuits did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x8 |
1x8 |
4x8 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
5 |
|
| 24 u |
3 u |
5 u |
32 u |
Fraction of biscuits left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
34 =
14 Fraction of biscuits sold in the evening
=
38 x
14=
332Make the denominators the same.
34 =
2432 Number of biscuits that Zoe sold in the morning = 24 u
Number of biscuits that Zoe sold in the evening = 3 u
Number of more biscuits that Zoe sold in the morning than in the evening
= 24 u - 3 u
= 21 u
21 u = 147
1 u = 147 ÷ 21 = 7
Total number of biscuits that Zoe made
= 32 u
= 32 x 7
= 224
Answer(s): 224
