Pears !!!
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Problem 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 kilogrammes did he sell in the morning ?
The answer is 120.
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1 solution
Let the x represent the amount of pears sold in the morning.
Let y represent the amount of pears sold in the afternoon.
x+y=360
Twice as many pears were sold in the afternoon. Therefore:
y=2x
Substitute 2x for y:
x+2x=360
And solve:
3x=360
x=120 kg