Mrs Gem had a total of 336 blouses for sale. She sold
58 of the blouses to Shop H and
16 of the blouses to Shop J. How many blouses had she left?
Fraction of the blouses left
= 1 -
58 -
16= 1 -
1524 -
424=
524 Total number of blouses = 24 u
Number of blouses left = 5 u
24 u = 336
1 u = 336 ÷ 24 = 14
Number of blouses that Mrs Gem left
= 5 u
= 5 x 14
= 70
Answer(s): 70