The total number of cameras and printers sold by shop A is how many more than…

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The total number of cameras and printers sold by shop A is how many more than the number of printers sold by shop D?

Answer: A. 480Concept: When a table gives a fraction or percentage of a quantity, divide the given value by that fraction to recover the whole quantity. For a part-to-part…

  1. A.

    480

  2. B.

    380

  3. C.

    640

  4. D.

    300

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Correct answer: A

Concept: When a table gives a fraction or percentage of a quantity, divide the given value by that fraction to recover the whole quantity.

For a part-to-part ratio, write both quantities as common multiples; when their total is known, subtract the known parts to obtain the missing part.

Application

  1. Shop A cameras: 40% of the number of cameras is 200, so the full number is 200 ÷ 0.40 = 500.

  2. Shop A speakers: cameras to speakers is 5:3. Thus speakers = 500 × 3/5 = 300.

  3. Shop A printers: cameras + printers + speakers = 1160, so printers = 1160 − 500 − 300 = 360.

  4. Shop D printers: half of the number of printers is 190, so the full number is 190 × 2 = 380.

  5. Required excess = (shop A cameras + shop A printers) − shop D printers = (500 + 360) − 380 = 480.

Cross-check: Shop A has 500 + 360 = 860 cameras and printers together, and 860 − 480 = 380, which equals the independently recovered number of printers for shop D.

Therefore, the required number is 480.

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