There were 3 times as many shirts in Shopping Centre Q as in Shopping Centre R. Shopping Centre Q moved 145 shirts to Shopping Centre R and sold 15 more. Shopping Centre R bought some more shirts and had 5 times as many shirts as Shopping Centre Q. There were 50 shirts in Shopping Centre Q in the end. How many game consoles did Shopping Centre R sell?
| |
Shopping Centre Q |
Shopping Centre R |
| Before |
3 u |
1 u |
| Change 1 |
- 145 |
+ 145 |
| Change 2 |
- 15 |
+ ? |
| After |
50 |
250 |
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre Q at first
= 50 + 15 + 145
= 210
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre R at first
= 210 ÷ 3
= 70
Number of shirts in Shopping Centre R in the end
= 5 x 50
= 250
Number of shirts that Shopping Centre R sold
= 250 - 145 - 70
= 35
Answer(s): 35
