A shop only sold yellow, silver and blue sweaters.
611 of the sweaters in the shop were blue and 56 sweaters were silver. If
111 of the sweaters were yellow, how many sweaters were there in the shop?
Fraction of the sweaters that were silver
= 1 -
611 -
111= 1 -
611 -
111=
411
Total number of sweaters = 11 u
Number of sweaters that were silver = 4 u = 56
= 56 ÷ 4
= 14
Total number of sweaters
= 11 u
= 11 x 14
= 154
Answer(s): 154
