Question

10.(a) Nadira has some T-shirts that are either white or blue or green.

The numbers of T-shirts are in the ratio white : blue : green= 5:4:1.
48 of the T-shirts are blue.
Work out the total number of T-shirts.

Answer 1

120

Explanation:

white : blue : green

5 :4 :1

48 are blue

48/4 = 12

Multiply each by 12

white : blue : green

5*12 4*12 1*12

60 48 12

Add the numbers together to get the total

60+48+12

120