PSLE A shop had a number of television sets for sale. After selling 290 of them in the morning and
111 of the remainder in the afternoon, it was left with
14 of the television sets. How many television sets were left?
Morning |
Remainder |
|
Afternoon |
Left |
290 |
1x1 |
10x1 |
3x10 |
1x10 |
29 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of the remainder left
= 1 -
111 =
1011 10x111x1 Remainder =
1x104x10 Total
1011 Remainder =
1040 Total
Number of television sets sold in the morning
= 30 u - 1 u
= 29 u
29 u = 290
1 u = 290 ÷ 29 = 10
Number of television sets left
= 10 u
= 10 x 10
= 100
Answer(s): 100