There are thrice as many pink dresses as silver dresses in a sale. If there are 148 pink and silver dresses altogether,
- how many pink dresses are there?
- how many more pink dresses than silver dresses?
(a)
Number of silver dresses = 1 u
Number of pink dresses
= 3 x 1 u
= 3 u
Total number of dresses
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 148
1 u = 148 ÷ 4 = 37
Number of pink dresses
= 3 u
= 3 x 37
= 111
(b)
Number of more pink dresses than silver dresses
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 37
= 74
Answer(s): (a) 111; (b) 74