The table shows the list of items in a P.E storeroom. One of the numbers was covered by ink.
37 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 |
39 |
| Squash balls |
21 |
| Basketballs |
♦ |
Fraction of the items that are ping pong balls and squash balls
= 1 -
37 =
47Total number of items = 7 u
Number of ping pong balls and squash balls = 4 u
4 u = 21 + 39 = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 4 = 15
Number of basketballs
= 3 u
= 3 x 15
= 45
Answer(s): 45
