A shop only sold silver, green and brown skirts.
710 of the skirts in the shop were brown and 56 skirts were green. If
16 of the skirts were silver, how many skirts were there in the shop?
Fraction of the skirts that were green
= 1 -
710 -
16= 1 -
2130 -
530=
215
Total number of skirts = 15 u
Number of skirts that were green = 2 u = 56
= 56 ÷ 2
= 28
Total number of skirts
= 15 u
= 15 x 28
= 420
Answer(s): 420
