The table shows the list of items in a P.E storeroom. One of the numbers was covered by ink.
25 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 |
Ping pong balls |
34 |
Tennis balls |
23 |
Basketballs |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are ping pong balls and tennis balls
= 1 -
25 =
35Total number of items = 5 u
Number of ping pong balls and tennis balls = 3 u
3 u = 23 + 34 = 57
1 u = 57 ÷ 3 = 19
Number of basketballs
= 2 u
= 2 x 19
= 38
Answer(s): 38