For a tresure hunt game, 300 balls are hidden. Of the balls that are hidden, 40% of them are yellow and the rest are white. Sally's team finds 20% of the yellow balls and 80% of the white balls. How many balls did Sally's team find?

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29 October, 11:43

For a tresure hunt game, 300 balls are hidden. Of the balls that are hidden, 40% of them are yellow and the rest are white. Sally's team finds 20% of the yellow balls and 80% of the white balls. How many balls did Sally's team find?

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Stephen Richmond · Answer 1

Take 40% of 300, which is 120 yellow. Then find 60% of 300 which is 180 white. Then take 20% of 120, which is 24 yellow. Then 80% of 180, which is 144 white. 144 + 24 = 168 balls in total.