Mrs Jean had a total of 300 shirts for sale. She sold
25 of the shirts to Shop X and
14 of the shirts to Shop Y. How many shirts had she left?
Fraction of the shirts left
= 1 -
25 -
14= 1 -
820 -
520=
720 Total number of shirts = 20 u
Number of shirts left = 7 u
20 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 20 = 15
Number of shirts that Mrs Jean left
= 7 u
= 7 x 15
= 105
Answer(s): 105