Question

A shop kipper sold 12 carpets on Friday. if 1/3 of the carpets were woollen, 1/3 were synthetic and the rest were Persian. how many persian carpets were sold on Friday ​

Answer 1

Answer:

12 carpets were sold on Friday

Answer 2

Answer:  1/3 carpets

Step-by-step explanation :

woolen carpets= 1/3 of 12= 4

synthetic carpets= 1/3 0f 12= 4

persian carpets=  total carpets - woolen carpets - synthetic

                        = 12- 4- 4

                          = 4

therefore, 4 persian carpets were sold