SOLUTION: There are some oranges in a basket. By adding 8/5 of the total to the basket the new total became 130. How many oranges were in the basket?

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Question 1074166: There are some oranges in a basket. By adding 8/5 of the total to the basket the new total became 130. How many oranges were in the basket?
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There are some oranges in a basket.
By adding 8/5 of the total to the basket the new total became 130.
How many oranges were in the basket?
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let x = no. of oranges originally
x + 8%2F5x = 130
Get rid of the denominator, multiply eq by 5
5x + 8x = 5(130)
13x = 650
x = 650/13
x = 50 oranges originally in the basket
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Check: 50 + 8%2F550 = 130