A shop only sold yellow, black and gold sweaters.
710 of the sweaters in the shop were gold and 60 sweaters were black. If
16 of the sweaters were yellow, how many sweaters were there in the shop?
Fraction of the sweaters that were black
= 1 -
710 -
16= 1 -
2130 -
530=
215
Total number of sweaters = 15 u
Number of sweaters that were black = 2 u = 60
= 60 ÷ 2
= 30
Total number of sweaters
= 15 u
= 15 x 30
= 450
Answer(s): 450
