Mrs Penelope had a total of 306 jumpsuits for sale. She sold
59 of the jumpsuits to Shop U and
16 of the jumpsuits to Shop V. How many jumpsuits had she left?
Fraction of the jumpsuits left
= 1 -
59 -
16= 1 -
1018 -
318=
518 Total number of jumpsuits = 18 u
Number of jumpsuits left = 5 u
18 u = 306
1 u = 306 ÷ 18 = 17
Number of jumpsuits that Mrs Penelope left
= 5 u
= 5 x 17
= 85
Answer(s): 85