Question

Tapiwa raked 5\%5%5, percent more leaves than Adam raked. Tapiwa raked 357357357 liters of leaves.
How many liters of leaves did Adam rake?

Answer 1

Answer:

Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the leaves raked by Adam be $x$ lt.

Given:

Leaved raked by Tapiwa = 357 lt

As per question,

Leaves raked by Tapiwa is 5% more than that of Adam.

So, $x+\frac{5}{100}\times x=357\\x+0.05x=357\\1.05x=357\\x=\frac{357}{1.05}=340$

Therefore, Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.

Answer 2

Answer:

340

Step-by-step explanation: