Three boys shared some oranges. The first received 1/3 of the oranges and the second received 2/3 of the remaining. If the third boy received the remaining 12 oranges, how many oranges did they share
a
60
b
54
c
48
d
42
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TreasureAdedapo
11 months ago
In the explanation when you multiplied 2/3*2x/3 you said it equals to 4x/3 while it equals to 4x/9
Davido12344
1 year ago
n = number of oranges shared
1 2
--- × --- × n = 12
3 3
2n
------- = 12
9
108 = 2n
n = 54
