Mel had some cartons of milk. He sold 2/5 of the cartons in the morning. He then sold 3/4 of the remainder in the afternoon. 24 more cartons were sold in the afternoon than the morning. How many cartons did Melissa start with?

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Dominique Kim

2 November, 17:32

Mel had some cartons of milk. He sold 2/5 of the cartons in the morning. He then sold 3/4 of the remainder in the afternoon. 24 more cartons were sold in the afternoon than the morning. How many cartons did Melissa start with?

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Stella · Answer 1

Sold 2/5 in the morning ... leaving 3/5

he sold 3/4 of 3/5 in the afternoon ... 3/4 * 3/5 = 9/20

2/5 = 8/20

9/20 - 8/20 = 1/20 ... so he sold 1/20 more in the afternoon.

so if 1/20 = 24, then 20/20 = 24*20 = 480

so he started with 480 cartons