There are five times as many purple blouses as green blouses in a sale. If there are 180 purple and green blouses altogether,
- how many purple blouses are there?
- how many more purple blouses than green blouses?
(a)
Number of green blouses = 1 u
Number of purple blouses
= 5 x 1 u
= 5 u
Total number of blouses
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
6 u = 180
1 u = 180 ÷ 6 = 30
Number of purple blouses
= 5 u
= 5 x 30
= 150
(b)
Number of more purple blouses than green blouses
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 30
= 120
Answer(s): (a) 150; (b) 120