Auntie Nicole baked 78 more strawberry puffs than cranberry puffs. After she gave
16 of the strawberry puffs and 0.6 of the cranberry puffs to Xylia, she was left with 143 fewer cranberry puffs than strawberry puffs. How many puffs did she bake?
| |
Strawberry puffs |
Cranberry puffs |
Comparing strawberry puffs
and cranberry puffs
at first |
78 more |
|
Before
|
6x5 =
30 u |
+ 78 |
5x6 =
30 u |
Change
|
- 1x5 =
- 5 u |
- 13 |
- 3x6 =
- 18 u |
After
|
5x5 =
25 u |
+ 65 |
2x6 =
12 u |
Comparing strawberry puffs
and cranberry puffs
in the end |
143 more
|
|
16 x 78 = 13
78 - 13 = 65
0.6 =
610 =
35If Auntie Nicole baked another 143 cranberry puffs, there would be equal number of strawberry puffs and cranberry puffs in the end.
25 u + 65 = 12 u + 143
25 u - 12 u = 143 - 65
13 u = 78
1 u = 78 ÷ 13 = 6
Total puffs that Auntie Nicole baked
= 30 u + 78 + 30 u
= 60 u + 78
= 60 x 6 + 78
= 360 + 78
= 438
Answer(s): 438
