Problem by Galen Buhain
Algebra
Level
1
A salesman sold twice as much pears in the afternoon than in the morning. If he sold 360 kilograms of pears that day, how many kilograms did he sell in the morning and how many in the afternoon?
The salesman sold 240kg in the morning and 120 in the afternoon
The salesman sold 120kg in the morning and 240 in the afternoon
The salesman sold 240 kg in the morning and 240 in the afternoon
The salesman sold 120kg in the morning and 120 in the afternoon
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1 solution
Solution: Let x be the number of kilograms he sold in the morning.Then in the afternoon he sold 2x kilograms. So, the total is x+2x=3x. This must be equal to 360. 3x=360 x=3603 x=120