For this question type, there will be 2 equal totals, at first, belonging to two different persons.
Each will use some of their totals to make different quantities of the same items made and the remaining of each person are provided.
For such questions, students are expected to draw "Comparison Models" in order to solve.
Such questions are common in Paper 2 of P5 and P6 exams.
Calculator usage is allowed.
Jake and Donna each have the same amount of flour.
Jake used some some of his flour to make 17 cookies and
had 45g of flour left.
had 45g of flour left.
Donna used some of her flour to make 8 cookies and
had 270g of flour left.
had 270g of flour left.
How much flour did each child have at first?
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