The table shows the list of items in a P.E storeroom. One of the numbers was covered by ink.
35 of the total number of items in the P.E. store room are cricket balls. How many cricket balls are there?
| Type of item |
Number of items |
| Basketballs |
46 |
| Baseballs |
20 |
| Cricket balls |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are basketballs and baseballs
= 1 -
35 =
25Total number of items = 5 u
Number of basketballs and baseballs = 2 u
2 u = 20 + 46 = 66
1 u = 66 ÷ 2 = 33
Number of cricket balls
= 3 u
= 3 x 33
= 99
Answer(s): 99
