SOLUTION: a florist sold 80 stalks of lilies and threw away 1/7 of the remaining stalks of lilies.the florist has 2/5 of the lilies left. how many stalks of lilies were left?
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Question 154427: a florist sold 80 stalks of lilies and threw away 1/7 of the remaining stalks of lilies.the florist has 2/5 of the lilies left. how many stalks of lilies were left?
ps. do not use algebra but if there is no choice, its okay. Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, scott8148:Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a florist sold 80 stalks of lilies and threw away 1/7 of the remaining stalks of lilies.the florist has 2/5 of the lilies left. how many stalks of lilies were left?
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This is the algebra forum, so algebra is all we know about.
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Let x = Original no. of lilies
Total - sold - threw away = lilies left(given as 2/5 of the total)
x - 80 - (x-80) = x
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Multiply equation by 35 to get rid of the denominators
35x - 35(80) - 5(x-80) = 7(2x)
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35x - 2800 - 5x + 400 = 14x
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35x - 5x - 14x - 2800 + 400 = 0
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16x - 2400 = 0
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16x = 2400
x =
x = 150 lilies originally
: * 150 = 60 left
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150 - 80 = 70 not sold *70 = 10 threw away
60 remaineth, which is 2/5 of 150
if 1/7 of the remaining stalks were thrown away leaving 6/15,
__ then the remaining stalks must have been 7/15
__ 1/7 of 7/15 is 1/15, 7/15 less 1/15 is 6/15 or 2/5
if 7/15 were remaining, then 8/15 were sold
__ 8/15 is 80, so 1/15 is 10
