In a boutique that sells blouses, 156 brown blouses were sold and 25% of the remaining blouses that were sold were gold. Of the leftover, 50% of the blouses sold were pink blouses and the rest were blue blouses. Given that the number of blue blouses sold was 5% of the total number of blouses sold, how many gold and brown blouses were sold altogether?
25% = ²⁵₁₀₀ = ¹₄
50% = ⁵⁰₁₀₀ = ¹₂
5% = ⁵₁₀₀ = ¹₂₀

Brown	Gold	Pink	Blue
156	1x2	3x2
		1x3	1x3
19x3			1x3
52 u	2 u	3 u	3 u

The total number of pink and blue shirts is the combined repeated identity. Make the total number of pink and blue shirts the same. LCM of 3 and 2 is 6.

The number of blue shirts is repeated. Make the number of blue shirts the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.

Number of brown blouses
= 57 u - 2 u - 3 u
= 52 u

52 u = 156

1 u = 156 ÷ 52 = 3

Number of gold and brown blouses
= 2 u + 156
= (2 x 3) + 156
= 6 + 156
= 162

Answer(s): 162