Cathy made some puffs. She sold
23 of them in the afternoon and
25 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 56 more puffs in the afternoon than in the evening, how many puffs did she make altogether?
| Afternoon |
Remainder |
Total |
| 2x5 |
1x5 |
3x5 |
| |
Evening |
Left |
|
| |
2 |
3 |
|
| 10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
15 u |
Fraction of puffs left after selling some in the afternoon
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of puffs sold in the evening
=
25 x
13=
215Make the denominators the same.
23 =
1015 Number of puffs that Cathy sold in the afternoon = 10 u
Number of puffs that Cathy sold in the evening = 2 u
Number of more puffs that Cathy sold in the afternoon than in the evening
= 10 u - 2 u
= 8 u
8 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 8 = 7
Total number of puffs that Cathy made
= 15 u
= 15 x 7
= 105
Answer(s): 105
