Question

There are 12 dozen bananas in a basket. 5/24 of them are rotten and 1/3 of them are to be sent back. How many bananas can be used?

Answer 1

Answer:

Given:

no.of bananas in basket

= 12x12

=144

no.of rotten bananas

= 5/24x144

= 5x6

= 30 bananas

no.of bananas to be sent back

= 1/3x144

=48 bananas

no. of bananas that can be used are

=144-(30+48)

=144-78

=66 bananas

Hope it helped you

Answer 2

Answer:

66

Step-by-step explanation:

total dozens bananas =12=12×12=144

no of them are rotten =5/24=5/24×144=30

no of them are sent back =1/3=13×144=48

total no of are not used =48+30=78

total number of bananas are used =total no of bananas are used total no of bananas not used

=144-78=66