Jaslyn baked 60 croissants. ³₅ of the croissants were butter cream croissants. The rest were chocolate croissants. She gave an equal number of butter cream croissants and chocolate croissants away and had 5 times as many butter cream croissants as chocolate croissants left. How many croissants did she give away?

	Butter cream croissants	Chocolate croissants	Difference
Before	3x4 = 12 u	2x4 = 8 u	1x4 = 4 u
Change	- 7 u	- 7 u
After	5x1 = 5 u	1x1 = 1 u	4x1 = 4 u

Since Jaslyn gave away an equal number of butter cream croissants and chocolate croissants, the difference in the number of butter cream croissants and chocolate croissants remains unchanged.  Make the difference in the butter cream croissants and chocolate croissants the same.  LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.

Total number of croissants at first
= 12 u + 8 u
= 20 u

20 u = 60

1 u = 60 ÷ 20 = 3

Number of croissants that Jaslyn gave away
= 7 u + 7 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 3 
= 42

Answer(s): 42