Auntie Winnie baked 28 less cheese puffs than apricot puffs. After she gave 0.2 of the cheese puffs to Eva and
17 of the apricot puffs, she was left with 36 more apricot puffs than cheese puffs. How many puffs did she bake?
| |
Cheese puffs |
Apricot puffs |
Comparing cheese puffs
and apricot puffs
at first |
|
28 more |
Before
|
5x7 =
35 |
7x5 =
35 u |
+ 28 |
Change
|
- 1x7 =
- 7 u |
- 1x5 =
- 5 u |
- 4 |
After
|
4x7 =
28 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
+ 24 |
Comparing cheese puffs
and apricot puffs
in the end |
|
36 more
|
0.2 =
210 =
1517 x 28 = 4
28 - 4 = 24
If Auntie Winnie baked another 36 cheese puffs, there would be equal number of apricot puffs and cheese puffs in the end.
30 u + 24 = 28 u + 36
30 u - 28 u = 36 - 24
2 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Total puffs that Auntie Winnie baked
= 35 u + 28 + 35 u
= 70 u + 28
= 70 x 6 + 28
= 420 + 28
= 448
Answer(s): 448
