A fruit-seller sold
45 of his pears in the morning and
35 of his remaining pears in the afternoon. If he had 34 pears at the end of the day, find the total number of pears he had at first.
| Morning |
Remaining pears |
Total |
| 4x5 |
1x5 |
5x5 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
3 |
2 |
|
| 20 u |
3 u |
2 u |
25 u |
Fraction of the pears not sold in the morning
= 1 - 45
= 15
Number of pears left = 2 u
2 u = 34
1 u = 34 ÷ 2 = 17
Total number of pears
= 25 u
= 25 x 17
= 425
Answer(s): 425
