Tapiwa raked 5% more leaves than adam raked. Together they raked 697 liters of leaves. How many liters of leaves did adam rake?

Assume that the number of leaves raked by Adam is x.

Tapiwa raked 5% more leaves than Adam, this means that:

Leaves raked by Tapiwa = x + 0.05x = 1.05x liters

We are given that the total number of raked leaves is 697 liters.

This means that:

Total raked = raked by Adam + raked by Tapiwa

697 = x + 1.05x

697 = 2.05x

x = 697 / 2.05

x = 340

Based on the above calculations:

Adam raked 340 liters of leaves

Tapiwa raked 1.05 (340) = 357 liters of leaves

Adam racked x leaves. A: x

Tapiwa racked 5% more than Adam. T: x + (5/100) x

Together they racked 697 leaves: x+x + (5/100) x=697

2x+0.05x=697, 2.05x=697

x=340.

Adam racked 340 leaves.