Question

One day at a supermarket, 258 fruits were sold in the morning, and 5/6 of the number of fruits sold in the morning were sold in the afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of fruits sold in the afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of the fruits sold in the afternoon the next day.

Answer 1

Answer:

258 fruits.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that one day at a supermarket, 258 fruits were sold in the morning, and 5/6 of the number of fruits sold in the morning were sold in the afternoon.

So the fruits sold in the afternoon will be 5/6 of 258.

$\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=\frac{5}{6}\times 258$

$\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=5\times 43$

$\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=215$.

Further, we are told that the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of fruits sold in the afternoon the previous day.

So the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon will be:

$\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+(\frac{20}{100}\times 215)$

$\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+(0.20\times 215)$

$\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+43$

$\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=258$

Therefore, 258 fruits were sold in the afternoon the next day.