There are 20% as many yellow marbles as silver marbles in Penelope's collection of marbles. The number of brown marbles is 35% fewer than the number of silver marbles. There are 315 more brown marbles than yellow marbles.
- Find the total number of marbles in the collection.
- What percentage are the number of silver marbles as compared to the number of brown marbles? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Yellow |
Silver |
Brown |
1x4 |
5x4 |
|
|
20x1 |
13x1 |
4 u |
20 u |
13 u |
(a)
20% =
20100 =
15 100% - 35% = 65%
65% =
65100 =
1320 The number of silver marbles is the repeated identity. Make the number of silver marbles the same. LCM of 5 and 20 is 20.
Number of more brown marbles than yellow marbles
= 13 u - 4 u
= 9 u
9 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 9 = 35
Total number of marbles in the collection
= 4 u + 20 u + 13 u
= 37 u
= 37 x 35
= 1295
(b)
Percentage of the number of silver marbles as compared to the number of brown marbles
=
2013 x 100%
=
200013 %
= 153
1113 %
Answer(s): (a) 1295; (b) 153
1113 %