Week 291 (31 March 2023)

A shop sells white chocolate Easter eggs and milk chocolate Easter eggs. 

White chocolate eggs are sold in packs of four. 

Milk chocolate eggs as sold in packs of nine.  

On Thursday-  

The number of packs of white chocolate eggs: the number of packs of milk chocolate eggs = 3: 4 

A total of 144 chocolate eggs were sold.  

Work out the number of white chocolate eggs that were sold on Thursday.   

Answer 

Ratio of white chocolate eggs to milk chocolate eggs: 

3 x 4 : 4 x 9 

12 : 36 

12 + 36 = 48  

144/ 48 = 3 

So number of white chocolate eggs sold = 12 x 3 = 36