There are six times as many purple windbreakers as black windbreakers in a sale. If there are 133 purple and black windbreakers altogether,
- how many purple windbreakers are there?
- how many more purple windbreakers than black windbreakers?
(a)
Number of black windbreakers = 1 u
Number of purple windbreakers
= 6 x 1 u
= 6 u
Total number of windbreakers
= 6 u + 1 u
= 7 u
7 u = 133
1 u = 133 ÷ 7 = 19
Number of purple windbreakers
= 6 u
= 6 x 19
= 114
(b)
Number of more purple windbreakers than black windbreakers
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 19
= 95
Answer(s): (a) 114; (b) 95