SOLUTION: There are some apples in three boxes. A, B and C. 40% of the number of apples in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of apples in Box B. The number of apples in Box C is 1/3 the nu

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Question 1200904: There are some apples in three boxes. A, B and C. 40% of the number of apples in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of apples in Box B. The number of apples in Box C is 1/3 the number of apples in Box B.
(a) Express the number of apples in Box C as a fraction of the number of apples
in Box A.
(b) If 1/2 of the apples in Box B are removed and placed into Box C, there will be 380
apples in Box C. How many apples are there in Box A?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39838) (Show Source):
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Description seems to put in terms of box B.
A, B and C. 40% of the number of apples in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of apples in Box B.
The number of apples in Box C is 1/3 the number of apples in Box B.

BOX A B b C

ANOTHER way to show this is

BOX A a B 3c C c

The other part of description gives .

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Express the number of apples in Box C as a fraction of the number of apples
in Box A.
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Find .

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If 1/2 of the apples in Box B are removed and placed into Box C, there will be 380 apples in box C.
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---------------and the question asks for a, how many in box A. You already found .