A fruit-seller sold
45 of his guavas in the morning and
37 of his remaining guavas in the afternoon. If he had 28 guavas at the end of the day, find the total number of guavas he had at first.
| Morning |
Remaining guavas |
Total |
| 4x7 |
1x7 |
5x7 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
4 |
|
| 28 u |
3 u |
4 u |
35 u |
Fraction of the guavas not sold in the morning
= 1 - 45
= 15
Number of guavas left = 4 u
4 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 4 = 7
Total number of guavas
= 35 u
= 35 x 7
= 245
Answer(s): 245
