Auntie Betty baked 84 more vanilla croissants than apple croissants. After she gave
14 of the vanilla croissants and 0.6 of the apple croissants to Usha, she was left with 126 fewer apple croissants than vanilla croissants. How many croissants did she bake?
| |
Vanilla croissants |
Apple croissants |
Comparing vanilla croissants
and apple croissants
at first |
84 more |
|
Before
|
4x5 =
20 u |
+ 84 |
5x4 =
20 u |
Change
|
- 1x5 =
- 5 u |
- 21 |
- 3x4 =
- 12 u |
After
|
3x5 =
15 u |
+ 63 |
2x4 =
8 u |
Comparing vanilla croissants
and apple croissants
in the end |
126 more
|
|
14 x 84 = 21
84 - 21 = 63
0.6 =
610 =
35If Auntie Betty baked another 126 apple croissants, there would be equal number of vanilla croissants and apple croissants in the end.
15 u + 63 = 8 u + 126
15 u - 8 u = 126 - 63
7 u = 63
1 u = 63 ÷ 7 = 9
Total croissants that Auntie Betty baked
= 20 u + 84 + 20 u
= 40 u + 84
= 40 x 9 + 84
= 360 + 84
= 444
Answer(s): 444
