There are thrice as many pink blazers as gold blazers in a sale. If there are 164 pink and gold blazers altogether,
- how many pink blazers are there?
- how many more pink blazers than gold blazers?
(a)
Number of gold blazers = 1 u
Number of pink blazers
= 3 x 1 u
= 3 u
Total number of blazers
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 164
1 u = 164 ÷ 4 = 41
Number of pink blazers
= 3 u
= 3 x 41
= 123
(b)
Number of more pink blazers than gold blazers
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 41
= 82
Answer(s): (a) 123; (b) 82