SOLUTION: Hi Jane sold 1/4 of cupcakes in the morning and 3/5 in the afternoon. She then baked 252 cupcakes and at the end she had 3/4 as many as she had at the beginning. How many di

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Question 1169848: Hi
Jane sold 1/4 of cupcakes in the morning and 3/5 in the afternoon. She then baked 252 cupcakes and at the end she had 3/4 as many as she had at the beginning.
How many did she have at the end.
Thanks

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = original number of cupcakes

Original number, minus 1/4 of original number, minus 3/5 of original number, plus 252, equals 3/4 of original number:

x-%281%2F4%29x-%283%2F5%29x%2B252=%283%2F4%29x

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