The table shows the list of items in a P.E storeroom. One of the numbers was covered by ink.
59 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 |
Baseballs |
35 |
Ping pong balls |
25 |
Cricket balls |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are baseballs and ping pong balls
= 1 -
59 =
49Total number of items = 9 u
Number of baseballs and ping pong balls = 4 u
4 u = 25 + 35 = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 4 = 15
Number of cricket balls
= 5 u
= 5 x 15
= 75
Answer(s): 75