A shop only sold pink, brown and purple blouses.
710 of the blouses in the shop were purple and 64 blouses were brown. If
16 of the blouses were pink, how many blouses were there in the shop?
Fraction of the blouses that were brown
= 1 -
710 -
16= 1 -
2130 -
530=
215
Total number of blouses = 15 u
Number of blouses that were brown = 2 u = 64
= 64 ÷ 2
= 32
Total number of blouses
= 15 u
= 15 x 32
= 480
Answer(s): 480
