A fruit-seller sold
57 of his starfruits in the morning and
58 of his remaining starfruits in the afternoon. If he had 30 starfruits at the end of the day, find the total number of starfruits he had at first.
| Morning |
Remaining starfruits |
Total |
| 5x4 |
2x4 |
7x4 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
3 |
|
| 20 u |
5 u |
3 u |
28 u |
Fraction of the starfruits not sold in the morning
= 1 - 57
= 27
Number of starfruits left = 3 u
3 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 3 = 10
Total number of starfruits
= 28 u
= 28 x 10
= 280
Answer(s): 280
