SOLUTION: There were 254 star apples and oranges in a fruit stand.After 23 fruits had been sold,the number of oranges became twice as much as the number of star apples.How many oranges were
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Question 1100052: There were 254 star apples and oranges in a fruit stand.After 23 fruits had been sold,the number of oranges became twice as much as the number of star apples.How many oranges were left in the fruit stand? Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source):
254 - 23 = 231 = Oranges + Apples = R + A (R stands for oranges, A for apples)
( R = 2A ) ====>
231 = 2A + A = 3A ====> A = = 77. ====> R = 2*77 = 154.
Answer. 154 oranges were left.
