Abi made some puffs. She sold
58 of them in the afternoon and
56 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 45 more puffs in the afternoon than in the evening, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 5x2 |
3x2 |
8x2 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
1 |
|
| 10 u |
5 u |
1 u |
16 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of puffs sold in the evening
=
56 x
38=
516Make the denominators the same.
58 =
1016 Number of puffs that Abi sold in the afternoon = 10 u
Number of puffs that Abi sold in the evening = 5 u
Number of more puffs that Abi sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 10 u - 5 u
= 5 u
5 u = 45
1 u = 45 ÷ 5 = 9
Total number of puffs that Abi made
= 16 u
= 16 x 9
= 144
Answer(s): 144
