document.write( "Question 1207263: Dylan bought 80 kg of durians. 2/5 of it was rotten and was thrown away. He packed the remaining durians into packets of 2/3 kg each. How many packets of durians did he have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #845036 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Answer: 72\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Work Shown\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2/5 of the batch is rotten, so the remaining 3/5 of the batch is still good. \n" ); document.write( "The two fractions add to 5/5 aka 1. Draw a fraction diagram if needed. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/5 of 80 = (3/5)*80 = 48 kg of durians are still good.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = number of packets \n" ); document.write( "(2/3)n = total weight since each packet weighs 2/3 kg \n" ); document.write( "(2/3)n = 48 \n" ); document.write( "2n = 3*48 \n" ); document.write( "n = 3*48/2 \n" ); document.write( "n = 72 is the answer we want. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |