There are four times as many gold blouses as red blouses in a sale. If there are 200 gold and red blouses altogether,
- how many gold blouses are there?
- how many more gold blouses than red blouses?
(a)
Number of red blouses = 1 u
Number of gold blouses
= 4 x 1 u
= 4 u
Total number of blouses
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
5 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 5 = 40
Number of gold blouses
= 4 u
= 4 x 40
= 160
(b)
Number of more gold blouses than red blouses
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 40
= 120
Answer(s): (a) 160; (b) 120