SOLUTION: Doreen had some chocolates. After selling 16 of them in the morning and 5/8 of the remaining in the afternoon, Doreen was left with 3/10 of the chocolates. How many chocolates were

Question 1186771: Doreen had some chocolates. After selling 16 of them in the morning and 5/8 of the remaining in the afternoon, Doreen was left with 3/10 of the chocolates. How many chocolates were sold altogether?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c, how many at the beginning

Simplify, find c, and then evaluate .
Maybe other methods.
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