In a mall that sells dresses, 468 pink dresses were sold and 25% of the remaining dresses that were sold were brown. Of the leftover, 50% of the dresses sold were yellow dresses and the rest were gold dresses. Given that the number of gold dresses sold was 5% of the total number of dresses sold, how many brown and gold dresses were sold altogether?
25% =
25100 =
14 50% =
50100 =
12 5% =
5100 =
120
| Pink |
Brown |
Yellow |
Gold |
| 468 |
1x2 |
3x2 |
| |
|
1x3 |
1x3 |
| 19x3 |
1x3 |
| 52 u |
2 u |
3 u |
3 u |
The total number of yellow and gold shirts is the combined repeated identity. Make the total number of yellow and gold shirts the same. LCM of 3 and 2 is 6.
The number of gold shirts is repeated. Make the number of gold shirts the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
Number of pink dresses
= 57 u - 2 u - 3 u
= 52 u
52 u = 468
1 u = 468 ÷ 52 = 9
Number of brown and gold dresses
= 2 u + 3 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 9
= 45
Answer(s): 45
