There are six times as many brown sweaters as gold sweaters in a sale. If there are 154 brown and gold sweaters altogether,
- how many brown sweaters are there?
- how many more brown sweaters than gold sweaters?
(a)
Number of gold sweaters = 1 u
Number of brown sweaters
= 6 x 1 u
= 6 u
Total number of sweaters
= 6 u + 1 u
= 7 u
7 u = 154
1 u = 154 ÷ 7 = 22
Number of brown sweaters
= 6 u
= 6 x 22
= 132
(b)
Number of more brown sweaters than gold sweaters
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 22
= 110
Answer(s): (a) 132; (b) 110