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