Auntie Fanny baked 32 less cherry croissants than chocolate chip croissants. After she gave 0.6 of the cherry croissants to Hilda and
18 of the chocolate chip croissants, she was left with 85 more chocolate chip croissants than cherry croissants. How many croissants did she bake?
| |
Cherry croissants |
Chocolate Chip croissants |
Comparing cherry croissants
and chocolate chip croissants
at first |
|
32 more |
Before
|
5x8 =
40 |
8x5 =
40 u |
+ 32 |
Change
|
- 3x8 =
- 24 u |
- 1x5 =
- 5 u |
- 4 |
After
|
2x8 =
16 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
+ 28 |
Comparing cherry croissants
and chocolate chip croissants
in the end |
|
85 more
|
0.6 =
610 =
3518 x 32 = 4
32 - 4 = 28
If Auntie Fanny baked another 85 cherry croissants, there would be equal number of chocolate chip croissants and cherry croissants in the end.
35 u + 28 = 16 u + 85
35 u - 16 u = 85 - 28
19 u = 57
1 u = 57 ÷ 19 = 3
Total croissants that Auntie Fanny baked
= 40 u + 32 + 40 u
= 80 u + 32
= 80 x 3 + 32
= 240 + 32
= 272
Answer(s): 272
