A music shop sells a total of 240 albums in one day Some are on cassette and some on - Maths - Ratio and Proportion

Question

A music shop sells a total of 240 albums in one day Some are on
cassette and
some on CD The ratio of CDs to cassettes is 1 : 2 For the cassettes
the ratio of
pop to classical sales is 7 : 1 For CDs the ratio of classical to
pop is 1 : 3 Find the
total number of classical albums sold

Shruti Tyagi · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

Total album sold=240Number of CD's sold=12+1×240=13×240=80Number of cassettes's sold=22+1×240=23×240=2×80=160In cassetes:-Ratio of pop to classical sales=7:1Number of Pop album sold=77+1×160=78×160=7×20=140Number of classical album sold=17+1×160=18×160=1×20=20In CD's:-Ratio of classical to pop=1:3Number of classical album sold=13+1×80=14×80=1×20=20Number of Pop album sold=33+1×80=14×80=1×20=20Thus the total number of classical albums sold=20+20=40

Regards

A music shop sells a total of 240 albums in one day. Some are on cassette and some on CD. The ratio of CDs to cassettes is 1 : 2. For the cassettes the ratio of pop to classical sales is 7 : 1. For CDs the ratio of classical to pop is 1 : 3. Find the total number of classical albums sold.

A music shop sells a total of 240 albums in one day. Some are on cassette and
some on CD. The ratio of CDs to cassettes is 1 : 2. For the cassettes the ratio of
pop to classical sales is 7 : 1. For CDs the ratio of classical to pop is 1 : 3. Find the
total number of classical albums sold.