The table shows the list of items in a P.E storeroom. One of the numbers was covered by ink.
57 of the total number of items in the P.E. store room are cricket balls. How many cricket balls are there?
Type of item |
Number of items |
Basketballs |
44 |
Squash balls |
20 |
Cricket balls |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are basketballs and squash balls
= 1 -
57 =
27Total number of items = 7 u
Number of basketballs and squash balls = 2 u
2 u = 20 + 44 = 64
1 u = 64 ÷ 2 = 32
Number of cricket balls
= 5 u
= 5 x 32
= 160
Answer(s): 160