There are 198 balls in a basket. 0.5 of them are grey balls, and the rest are brown and blue balls. If there are 38 as many brown balls as blue balls. How many blue balls are there?
Grey balls |
Brown balls |
Blue balls |
Total |
1 u |
1 u |
2 u |
|
3 p |
8 p |
|
0.5 =
510 =
12 Fraction of balls that are brown and blue balls
= 1 -
12 =
12 Total number of balls = 2 u
2 u = 198
1 u = 198 ÷ 2 = 99
Number of brown balls and blue balls
= 1 u
= 1 x 99
= 99
Number of brown and blue balls
= 3 p + 8 p
= 11 p
11 p = 99
1 p = 99 ÷ 11 = 9
Number of blue balls
= 8 p
= 8 x 9
= 72
Answer(s): 72