Mary made some tarts. She sold
57 of them in the morning and
58 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 150 more tarts in the morning than in the evening, how many tarts did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x4 |
2x4 |
7x4 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
3 |
|
| 20 u |
5 u |
3 u |
28 u |
Fraction of tarts left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
57 =
27 Fraction of tarts sold in the evening
=
58 x
27=
528Make the denominators the same.
57 =
2028 Number of tarts that Mary sold in the morning = 20 u
Number of tarts that Mary sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more tarts that Mary sold in the morning than in the evening
= 20 u - 5 u
= 15 u
15 u = 150
1 u = 150 ÷ 15 = 10
Total number of tarts that Mary made
= 28 u
= 28 x 10
= 280
Answer(s): 280
