Question

During the first hour of operation the farm stand owner sold 15% of the apples he had. On the second hour he sold 20% of the remaining apples. On the third hour he sold 25% of the remaining apples, and so on, selling 5% more each following hour. If during the third hour he sold 34 kg of apples, how many kilograms of apples did he have initially?

Answer 1

75 kg

Explanation:

%25 of ___ will give you 34.

____ x 0.20 = 34

____ = 34/0.20

34/0.20=170

___=170