SOLUTION: Joe has apples. He gave 1/3 to tooton. He gave the remaining 60 apples to PORFALO. How many apples does joe have now?

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Question 1184056: Joe has apples. He gave 1/3 to tooton. He gave the remaining 60 apples to PORFALO. How many apples does joe have now?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52921) About Me  (Show Source):
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Joe has apples. He gave 1/3 to tooton. He gave the remaining 60 apples to PORFALO.
How many apples does joe have now?
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Now, after distributing his apples, Joe has no apples, according to the post.



Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if he gave 1%2F3 to tooton and the remaining 60 apples to PORFALO, then joe have 0 now
Joe has x apples
He gave 1%2F3 to tooton:%281%2F3%29x
He gave the remaining 60+apples to PORFALO
x=%281%2F3%29x%2B60
3x=x%2B180
3x-x=180
2x=180
x=90=>Joe has 90 apples
he gave total of
%281%2F3%2990%2B60=30%2B60=90
joe have 0 now