There are 10% as many yellow balls as silver balls in Tina's collection of balls. The number of white balls is 35% fewer than the number of silver balls. There are 363 more white balls than yellow balls.
- Find the total number of balls in the collection.
- What percentage are the number of silver balls as compared to the number of white balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Yellow |
Silver |
White |
1x2 |
10x2 |
|
|
20x1 |
13x1 |
2 u |
20 u |
13 u |
(a)
10% =
10100 =
110 100% - 35% = 65%
65% =
65100 =
1320 The number of silver balls is the repeated identity. Make the number of silver balls the same. LCM of 10 and 20 is 20.
Number of more white balls than yellow balls
= 13 u - 2 u
= 11 u
11 u = 363
1 u = 363 ÷ 11 = 33
Total number of balls in the collection
= 2 u + 20 u + 13 u
= 35 u
= 35 x 33
= 1155
(b)
Percentage of the number of silver balls as compared to the number of white balls
=
2013 x 100%
=
200013 %
= 153
1113 %
Answer(s): (a) 1155; (b) 153
1113 %