Question

There is a mound of g pounds of gravel in a quarry. Throughout the day, 200 pounds of gravel is added to the mound. Two orders of 700 pounds are sold and the gravel is removed from the mound. At the end of the day, the mound has 1,200 pounds of gravel.

Answer 1

`\fbox {2,400 pounds}`

Explanation:

Information we have :

• 200 pounds is added
• 2 orders of 700 pounds is removed
• 1,200 pounds remain

What we need to find :

• Original amount

Solving :

• g + 200 - 2(700) = 1200
• g + 200 = 1200 + 1400
• g + 200 = 2600
• g = 2,400 pounds of gravel