There are four times as many pink jumpsuits as gold jumpsuits in a sale. If there are 170 pink and gold jumpsuits altogether,
- how many pink jumpsuits are there?
- how many more pink jumpsuits than gold jumpsuits?
(a)
Number of gold jumpsuits = 1 u
Number of pink jumpsuits
= 4 x 1 u
= 4 u
Total number of jumpsuits
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
5 u = 170
1 u = 170 ÷ 5 = 34
Number of pink jumpsuits
= 4 u
= 4 x 34
= 136
(b)
Number of more pink jumpsuits than gold jumpsuits
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 34
= 102
Answer(s): (a) 136; (b) 102