There were some blue, red and green notebooks in a box.
110 of the notebooks were red. The ratio of the number of blue notebooks to the number of green notebooks was 4 : 5. There were 260 fewer red notebooks than green notebooks.
- Find the ratio of the number of blue notebooks to the number of red notebooks to the number of green notebooks in the box.
- How many green notebooks were there?
Red |
Blue |
Green |
Total |
1 |
9 |
10 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
5 u |
10 u |
(a)
Blue : Red : Green
4 : 1 : 5
(b)
Number of fewer red notebooks than green notebooks
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 260
1 u = 260 ÷ 4 = 65
Number of green notebooks
= 5 u
= 5 x 65
= 325
Answer(s): (a) 4 : 1 : 5; (b) 325