SOLUTION: In a warehouse, 60% of the table lamps were 30 more than 80% of the standing lamps. Given that there were a total of 155 table and standing lamps in the warehouse at first, how man

Question 1205965: In a warehouse, 60% of the table lamps were 30 more than 80% of the standing lamps. Given that there were a total of 155 table and standing lamps in the warehouse at first, how many table lamps were left if 30% of them were removed from the warehouse?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t and s
table lamps and standing lamps

subtract....

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how many table lamps were left if 30% of them were removed from the warehouse?
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Question should not be troubling to solve.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the table lamps :
the standing lamps:
if % of the table lamps were 30 more than % of the standing lamps, we have
....solve for

.....eq.1

if there were a total of table and standing lamps in the warehouse at first, we have

....eq.2, substitute from eq.1

go to
....eq.2, substitute

there were the table lamps
if % of them were removed from the warehouse, it will be

so, table lamps are left

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