Marion made some biscuits. She sold
35 of them in the morning and
34 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 15 more biscuits in the morning than in the afternoon, how many biscuits did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x2 |
2x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
1 |
|
| 6 u |
3 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of biscuits left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of biscuits sold in the afternoon
=
34 x
25=
310Make the denominators the same.
35 =
610 Number of biscuits that Marion sold in the morning = 6 u
Number of biscuits that Marion sold in the afternoon = 3 u
Number of more biscuits that Marion sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 6 u - 3 u
= 3 u
3 u = 15
1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
Total number of biscuits that Marion made
= 10 u
= 10 x 5
= 50
Answer(s): 50
