Instructions

Read the data and answer the given questions. Number of pendants sold by 5 stores during 5 months

Question 134

All the given stores sell only two types of pendants—Gold and Silver. If the respective ratio of Gold and silver pendants sold by store N in March, April and May together is 7 : 6, how many silver pendants sold by store N in March, April and May together?

Solution

Total number of pendants (gold & silver) sold by store N in March, April and May = 215 + 181 + 163

= 559

=> No. of silver pendants sold by store N in March, April and May

= $$\frac{6}{7 + 6} \times 559$$

= $$6 \times 43 = 258$$

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