A fruit-seller sold
23 of his persimmons in the morning and
47 of his remaining persimmons in the afternoon. If he had 33 persimmons at the end of the day, find the total number of persimmons he had at first.
| Morning |
Remaining persimmons |
Total |
| 2x7 |
1x7 |
3x7 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
4 |
3 |
|
| 14 u |
4 u |
3 u |
21 u |
Fraction of the persimmons not sold in the morning
= 1 - 23
= 13
Number of persimmons left = 3 u
3 u = 33
1 u = 33 ÷ 3 = 11
Total number of persimmons
= 21 u
= 21 x 11
= 231
Answer(s): 231
