There were 5 times as many shirts in Shopping Centre L as in Shopping Centre M. Shopping Centre L moved 103 shirts to Shopping Centre M and sold 47 more. Shopping Centre M bought some more shirts and had 5 times as many shirts as Shopping Centre L. There were 40 shirts in Shopping Centre L in the end. How many game consoles did Shopping Centre M sell?
| |
Shopping Centre L |
Shopping Centre M |
| Before |
5 u |
1 u |
| Change 1 |
- 103 |
+ 103 |
| Change 2 |
- 47 |
+ ? |
| After |
40 |
200 |
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre L at first
= 40 + 47 + 103
= 190
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre M at first
= 190 ÷ 5
= 38
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre M in the end
= 5 x 40
= 200
Number of shirts that Shopping Centre M sold
= 200 - 103 - 38
= 59
Answer(s): 59
