SOLUTION: rose and stephen picked 99 apples. Stephen picked 120% of the number of plums picked per rose.translated the situation with an equation

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Question 1173429: rose and stephen picked 99 apples. Stephen picked 120% of the number of plums picked per rose.translated the situation with an equation
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source):
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Let x be the number Rose picked.

Then Stephen picked 120% as many, or 1.20 times as many: 1.20x, or 1.2x.

The total number picked was 99:

Solve using basic algebra.

Note the calculations might be easier if you start by multiplying the whole equation by 10 to get rid of the decimal....

Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source):
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rose and stephen picked 99 apples. Stephen picked 120% of the number of plums picked per rose.
translated the situation with an equation
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The problem is a typical FAKE / (gibberish).

First statement tells about picked apples.

Second statement tells about picked plums, without any connection between the statements.

Good only for recycling.