SOLUTION: if you have 575 apples, and have eaten 228, how many apples do you have to add, and eat, to make it 50% eaten? (not just 1/2 of 575). I think you start it as: 228 +x / 575 +x =

Question 1037361: if you have 575 apples, and have eaten 228, how many apples do you have to add, and eat, to make it 50% eaten? (not just 1/2 of 575). I think you start it as:
228 +x / 575 +x = 50%. Solve for x. But, I might be wrong.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words, you eat some apples, then you add more apples, you
eat those and you end up with 50% of all the apples eaten.
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apples not eaten
Add apples
Now the total ( eaten + not eaten ) =
You eat the apples
The total eaten apples is now
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119 apples should be added, then eaten
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check:

OK
I agree with you
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