A Pear Problem
Algebra
Level
1
A salesman sold twice more pears in an afternoon than the morning of that day. If the total amount which he sold is 360 kilograms, then how many kilograms did he sell in the afternoon ??
The answer is 240.
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If x is the amount that he sold in the morning, then 2x is the amount which he sold in the afternoon. x + 2x = 3x is the total amount. So 3x = 360 => x = 360/3 => x = 120 Therefore he sold 120 Kgs in the morning and 2.120 = 240 Kgs in the afternoon.