There were 4 times as many skirts in Shop T as in Shop U. Shop T moved 101 skirts to Shop U and sold 18 more. Shop U bought some more skirts and had 4 times as many skirts as Shop T. There were 49 skirts in Shop T in the end. How many game consoles did Shop U sell?
| |
Shop T |
Shop U |
| Before |
4 u |
1 u |
| Change 1 |
- 101 |
+ 101 |
| Change 2 |
- 18 |
+ ? |
| After |
49 |
196 |
Number of skirts in Shop T at first
= 49 + 18 + 101
= 168
Number of skirts in Shop U at first
= 168 ÷ 4
= 42
Number of skirts in Shop U in the end
= 4 x 49
= 196
Number of skirts that Shop U sold
= 196 - 101 - 42
= 53
Answer(s): 53
