The average number of passion fruits in Box B, Box C and Box D is 29 and it is 8 more than the average number of mangoes in the 3 boxes.
17 of the mangoes are in Box B and the mangoes in Box B is 30% of the number of mangoes in Box C. If each box has the same number of fruits, what percentage of the fruits in Box D are passion fruits?
Average number of mangoes
= 29 - 8
= 21
Total number of mangoes
= 3 x 21
= 63
Total number of passion fruits
= 3 x 29
= 87
Total number of fruits
= 63 + 87
= 150
Number of fruits in each box
= 150 ÷ 3
= 50
Mangoes in Box B |
Mangoes in Box C |
Mangoes in Box D |
Total mangoes |
1x3 |
6x3 |
7x3 |
3x1 |
10x1 |
|
|
3 u |
10 u |
8 u |
21 u |
30% =
30100 =
310The number of mangoes in Box B is repeated. Make the number of mangoes in Box B the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Total number of mangoes
= 3 u + 10 u + 8 u
= 21 u
21 u = 63
1 u = 63 ÷ 21 = 3
Number of mangoes in Box D
= 8 u
= 8 x 3
= 24
Number of passion fruits in Box D
= 50 - 24
= 26
Percentage of the fruits in Box D are passion fruits
=
2650 x 100%
= 52%
Answer(s): 52%