A shop only sold purple, silver and black skirts.
811 of the skirts in the shop were black and 64 skirts were silver. If
111 of the skirts were purple, how many skirts were there in the shop?
Fraction of the skirts that were silver
= 1 -
811 -
111= 1 -
811 -
111=
211
Total number of skirts = 11 u
Number of skirts that were silver = 2 u = 64
= 64 ÷ 2
= 32
Total number of skirts
= 11 u
= 11 x 32
= 352
Answer(s): 352