Question

In a bag, there are oranges and bananas. If we give away 135 bananas, the percentage of fruits in the bag that are bananas will decrease from 60% to 15%. How many oranges are there in the bag

Answer 1

The number of oranges that are in the bag is  120.

How many oranges are in the bag?

The equation that represents the initial amount of bananas in the bag is: bananas / total number of fruits = 0.60

bananas = 0.60t  equation 1

The equation that represents the number of bananas in the bag after 135 was removed is:

(b - 135) / t = 0.15

b - 135 = 0.15t equation 2

Where :

• b - total number of bananas
• t = total number of fruits

Substitute for b in  equation 2 using  equation 1

0.6t - 135 = 0.15t

0.6t - 0.15t = 135

t = 135 / (0.6 - 0.15)

t = 300

The initial number of bananas : 0.6 x 300 = 180

Number of oranges = 300 - 180 = 120

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