Mrs Irene had a total of 308 jackets for sale. She sold
411 of the jackets to Shop V and
12 of the jackets to Shop W. How many jackets had she left?
Fraction of the jackets left
= 1 -
411 -
12= 1 -
822 -
1122=
322 Total number of jackets = 22 u
Number of jackets left = 3 u
22 u = 308
1 u = 308 ÷ 22 = 14
Number of jackets that Mrs Irene left
= 3 u
= 3 x 14
= 42
Answer(s): 42