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 basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Type of item |
Number of items |
Golf balls |
49 |
Cricket balls |
25 |
Basketballs |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are golf balls and cricket balls
= 1 -
57 =
27Total number of items = 7 u
Number of golf balls and cricket balls = 2 u
2 u = 25 + 49 = 74
1 u = 74 ÷ 2 = 37
Number of basketballs
= 5 u
= 5 x 37
= 185
Answer(s): 185