A fruit-seller sold
23 of his lemons in the morning and
35 of his remaining lemons in the afternoon. If he had 34 lemons at the end of the day, find the total number of lemons he had at first.
Morning |
Remaining lemons |
Total |
2x5 |
1x5 |
3x5 |
|
Afternoon |
Left |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
10 u |
3 u |
2 u |
15 u |
Fraction of the lemons not sold in the morning
= 1 - 23
= 13
Number of lemons left = 2 u
2 u = 34
1 u = 34 ÷ 2 = 17
Total number of lemons
= 15 u
= 15 x 17
= 255
Answer(s): 255