PSLE Natalie had a box of gold balls and pink balls in the ratio 16 : 9. She removed an equal number of gold balls and pink balls from the box. The ratio of the number of gold balls and pink balls left in the box became 10 : 3. What percentage of the balls were left in the box?
|
Gold balls |
Pink balls |
Difference |
Total |
Before |
16x1 = 16 u |
9x1 = 9 u |
7x1 = 7 u |
25x1 = 25 u |
Change |
- 6 u |
- 6 u |
|
|
After |
10x1 = 10 u |
3x1 = 3 u |
7x1 = 7 u |
13x1 = 13 u |
When Natalie removed an equal number of gold balls and pink balls, the difference between the number of gold balls and pink balls at first and in the end remains the same.
LCM of 7 and 7 is 7.
Percentage of the balls left in the box
=
1325 x 100%
= 1325 x 100%
= 52%
Answer: 52%