Question

I ate 3/5 box of chocolate there are now 14 left in the box how many was there at the start​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the total chocolate

According to the question

3/5 of x + 14 = x

3x/5 +14= x

(3x+ 70)/5 = x

3x+70= 5x

70= 5x-3x

2x=70

x= 70/2 = 35