Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

let no. of pear sold in morning=x

therefore no. of pears sold in afternoon=2x

equation:

x+2x=360

3x=360

x=360÷3

x=120

pears sold in morning=x=120

pears sold in afternoon=2x=2×120=240

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Answer 2

ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ

ᴀ sᴀʟᴇsᴍᴀɴ sᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴡɪᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴘᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ. ɪғ ʜᴇ sᴏʟᴅ 360 ᴋɪʟᴏɢʀᴀᴍs ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴋɪʟᴏɢʀᴀᴍs ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ sᴇʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ?

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ

ʟᴇᴛ $x$ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴋɪʟᴏɢʀᴀᴍs ʜᴇ sᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ʜᴇ sᴏʟᴅ $2x$ ᴋɪʟᴏɢʀᴀᴍs. Sᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ɪs$x+2x=3x$

= 3$x$ = 360

=$x$= 360/3

= $x$ = 120

=ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴀʟᴇsᴍᴀɴ sᴏʟᴅ 120 ᴋɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ 2 • 120 = 240 ᴋɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ