PSLE A shop had a number of massage chairs for sale. After selling 203 of them in the morning and
17 of the remainder in the afternoon, it was left with
16 of the massage chairs. How many massage chairs were sold altogether?
Morning |
Remainder |
|
Afternoon |
Left |
203 |
1x1 |
6x1 |
5x6 |
1x6 |
29 u |
1 u |
6 u |
Fraction of the remainder left
= 1 -
17 =
67 6x17x1 Remainder =
1x66x6 Total
67 Remainder =
636 Total
Number of massage chairs sold in the morning
= 30 u - 1 u
= 29 u
29 u = 203
1 u = 203 ÷ 29 = 7
Total number of massage chairs sold
= 30 u
= 30 x 7
= 210
Answer(s): 210