document.write( "Question 1093397: Sarah had a crate of apples. Exactly two-fifths of the apples were red.
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document.write( "Sarah removed 20 red apples from the crate, so that only one-third of the remaining apples were red.
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document.write( "How many apples were left in the crate? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #708043 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x/5=r \n" ); document.write( "r-20=(x-20)/3 \n" ); document.write( "2x/5-20=(x-20)/3 \n" ); document.write( "6x/5-60=5/5x-20 \n" ); document.write( "x/5=40 \n" ); document.write( "x=200 total apples \n" ); document.write( "2/5*200=80 red apples\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80-20=60 red apples remain \n" ); document.write( "200-20=180 apples left in the crate \n" ); document.write( "60/180=1/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |