Asked by Nazima
Katie made some chocolate truffles. Katie gave 1⁄4 of her truffles to Leanne. Then Katie gave 1⁄2 of the remaining truffles to Jeff. At that point, Katie had 18 truffles left. How many chocolate truffles did Katie have at first?
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Answered by
Reiny
Never heard of a subject called Tupper.
anyhow....
let the number of Katies truffles be x
after first gifting:
Katie had (3/4)x left
she gave 1/2 of those away leaving her with
(1/2)(3/4)x or (3/8)x truffles
(3/8)x = 18
3x = 144
x = 48
So she started with 48
check:
she gave 1/4 away or 12, so she is left with 36
she then gave half of those away, leaving her with 18
all checks out.
anyhow....
let the number of Katies truffles be x
after first gifting:
Katie had (3/4)x left
she gave 1/2 of those away leaving her with
(1/2)(3/4)x or (3/8)x truffles
(3/8)x = 18
3x = 144
x = 48
So she started with 48
check:
she gave 1/4 away or 12, so she is left with 36
she then gave half of those away, leaving her with 18
all checks out.
Answered by
Reed
"Tupper" is a school subject I have not heard of.
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