SOLUTION: Two athletes, Leo and Jasper, were responsible for distributing premium energy bars to the teams during a weekend tournament. Leo distributed 540 energy bars on the first day. Jasp
Question 1210604: Two athletes, Leo and Jasper, were responsible for distributing premium energy bars to the teams during a weekend tournament. Leo distributed 540 energy bars on the first day. Jasper distributed a quantity equal to exactly 4/9 as many bars as Leo. Jasper had a remaining stock of bars that was 15% greater than the number of bars he just distributed. Leo had a remaining stock that was 2.25 times the size of Jasper’s remaining stock. Calculate the total number of energy bars Leo and Jasper had in their combined inventory before the tournament began. Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps, math_tutor2020:Answer by josgarithmetic(39818) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! Combined beginning energy bar, E.
Leo Jasper
Remain distribution day 1 L-540 J-(4/9)540
L-540 J-240
From Description ----THIS STEP A MISTAKE. REST IS ALL WRONG.
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The first equation josgarithmetic wrote, J-240=1.15*240, should solve to J = 516.
This then has L-540=2.25(J-240) become L = 1161.
Therefore the total should be J+L = 516+1161 = 1677
greenestamps made an error when computing 2.25 times 276 = 581
Instead it should be 2.25 times 276 = 621
So the updated calculation at the end should be
540+240+276+621 = 1677