The table shows the number of canned drinks sold during a football carnival over three days. The number of Sprite sold on Thursday is four times the number of Iced Coffee, how many cans of Sprite were sold on Thursday?
|
Iced Coffee |
Sprite |
Total |
Wednesday |
271 |
255 |
526 |
Thursday |
|
|
1120 |
Friday |
177 |
194 |
371 |
|
Iced Coffee |
Sprite |
Total |
Wednesday |
271 |
255 |
526 |
Thursday |
1 u |
4 u |
1120 |
Friday |
177 |
194 |
371 |
Number of Iced Coffee sold on Thursday = 1 u
Number of Sprite sold on Thursday = 4 u
Total number of canned drinks on Thursday = 1 u + 4 u = 5 u
5 u = 1120
1 u = 1120 ÷ 5 = 224
Number of cans of Sprite sold on Thursday
= 4 u
= 4 x 224
= 896
Answer(s): 896