Question

Tapiwa raked 5\%5%5, percent more leaves than Adam raked. Tapiwa raked 357357357 liters of leaves.

How many liters of leaves did Adam rake?

Answer 1

340

Explanation:

Answer 2

Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.

Explanation:

Let the leaves raked by Adam be
`x` lt.

Given:

Leaved raked by Tapiwa = 357 lt

As per question,

Leaves raked by Tapiwa is 5% more than that of Adam.

So,
`x+(5)/(100)* x=357\\x+0.05x=357\\1.05x=357\\x=(357)/(1.05)=340`

Therefore, Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.