There are five times as many brown blouses as green blouses in a sale. If there are 120 brown and green blouses altogether,
- how many brown blouses are there?
- how many more brown blouses than green blouses?
(a)
Number of green blouses = 1 u
Number of brown blouses
= 5 x 1 u
= 5 u
Total number of blouses
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
6 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 6 = 20
Number of brown blouses
= 5 u
= 5 x 20
= 100
(b)
Number of more brown blouses than green blouses
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 20
= 80
Answer(s): (a) 100; (b) 80