Mary made some macarons. She sold
34 of them in the morning and
310 of the remainder in the afternoon. If she sold 189 more macarons in the morning than in the afternoon, how many macarons did she make altogether?
| Morning |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3x10 |
1x10 |
4x10 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
7 |
|
| 30 u |
3 u |
7 u |
40 u |
Fraction of macarons left after selling some in the morning
= 1 -
34 =
14 Fraction of macarons sold in the afternoon
=
310 x
14=
340Make the denominators the same.
34 =
3040 Number of macarons that Mary sold in the morning = 30 u
Number of macarons that Mary sold in the afternoon = 3 u
Number of more macarons that Mary sold in the morning than in the afternoon
= 30 u - 3 u
= 27 u
27 u = 189
1 u = 189 ÷ 27 = 7
Total number of macarons that Mary made
= 40 u
= 40 x 7
= 280
Answer(s): 280
