The Problem:
A shop sold 32 handphones in the morning and 5/8 of the remainder in the afternoon. After that, it was left with 1/4 of the handphones. How many handphones were sold altogether?
A shop sold 32 handphones in the morning and 5/8 of the remainder in the afternoon. After that, it was left with 1/4 of the handphones. How many handphones were sold altogether?
Let's start by understanding what "1/4 of the handphones" means!
If the shop was left with 1/4 of the handphones, how many equal parts should we divide the TOTAL into?
Great! Now let's create our bar model
The total handphones are divided into 4 equal parts, and 1 part was left.
How many parts were sold altogether?
Now let's think about the remainder and afternoon sale
The problem says "5/8 of the remainder" was sold in the afternoon.
Key insight: The "Left" section is the same in both stories!
If 4 small parts (morning sale) = 32 handphones, how many handphones is 1 small part?
Final Question: How many handphones were sold altogether?
Add the morning sale + afternoon sale