Question

2/3 of my fruits are cherries and the rest are grapes. i sold 1/2 of the cherries and 1/4 of the grapes. if i had 280 left, how many fruits had i at first ?the cherries and 1/4 of the grapes.

Answer 1

Answer:

Let length of rectangle=lcm

breadth of rectangle= bcm

Given length is 3 times its breadth

i.e. l= 3×b

Perimeter of the rectangle= 120 cm

i.e.2×( l+ b)=120

2×(3×b+ b)=120

2×(4×b)=120

8×b=120

b= 15 cm