Sarah made 114 cupcakes and biscuits. After she gave 0.3 of the cupcakes and 0.75 of the biscuits to her girls, she was left with an equal number of cupcakes and biscuits. How many biscuits had she left?
|
Cupcakes |
Biscuits |
Before
|
10x1 = 10 u |
4x7 = 28 u |
Change
|
- 3x1 = - 3 u |
- 3x7 = - 21 u |
After
|
7x1 = 7 u |
1x7 = 7 u |
Comparing cupcakes and biscuits in the end |
1x7 = 7 u |
1x7 = 7 u |
0.3 =
310 0.75 =
75100 =
34 The number of cupcakes and biscuits is the same in the end. Make the number of cupcakes and biscuits in the end the same. LCM of 7 and 1 and 1 is 7.
Total number of cupcakes and biscuits at first
= 10 u + 28 u
= 38 u
38 u = 114
1 u = 114 ÷ 38 = 3
Number of biscuits that Sarah had left
= 7 u
= 7 x 3
= 21
Answer(s): 21