SOLUTION: Box A has 128 apples more than Box B.
Marcus moved 25% of the apples from Box A to Box B.
Then, he moved 1/8 of the apples in Box B to an empty Box C.
In the end, Box C had 1
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Marcus moved 25% of the apples from Box A to Box B.
Then, he moved 1/8 of the apples in Box B to an empty Box C.
In the end, Box C had 1
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Question 1078361: Box A has 128 apples more than Box B.
Marcus moved 25% of the apples from Box A to Box B.
Then, he moved 1/8 of the apples in Box B to an empty Box C.
In the end, Box C had 149 apples less than the remaining apples in Box A.
A. Find the number of apples in Box C
B. Find the number of apples in Box A at first. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let , , and = the
number of apples in the respective boxes
at the 1st step
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step 1
A has
B has
C has
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step 2
A has
B has
C has
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step 3
A has
B has
C has
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After this step,
Multiply both sides by
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A.
The number of apples in box C is
C has
C has 19 apples at the end
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B.
Find , the original number of apples in box A
step 3
A has
There were 224 apples in box A to start with
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check the answers:
1st step:
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2nd step:
and
and
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3rd step:
A has:
and
B has:
and
C has:
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The totals must be the same at
start and finish
Total = 320
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After step C:
Total = 320
OK
