Question

Two vendors sold 141 ice-creams during their working shift. The first vendor sold 35% more ice-creams than the second one. How many ice-creams did each vendor sell?'

Answer 1

Answer:first vendor:81

second vendor :60

Explanation:

This was a bit tricky. The first vendor is 35 % greater than the second one so the equation would be 2.35x=141. You divide by 2.35 on both sides and receive x as 60. X is the value of the second vendor. From there to find the first one you multiply by 1.35 to find the answer of 81.

Answer 2

Vendor 1 sold 81 Ice creams

Vendor 2 sold 60 Ice cream

Explanation:

Let first vendor = v1

Let second vendor = v2

Given that

From the first statement

"Two vendors sold 141 ice-creams during their working shift"

v1 + v2 = 141

From the second statement

"The first vendor sold 35% more ice-creams than the second one"

v1 = 35%v2 + v2

Solving for v1

v1 = 35%v2 + v2 --- convert percentage to fraction

v1 = 35/100 * v2 + v2 --- convert fraction to decimal

v1 = 0.35v2 + v2

v1 = 1.35v2

Since v1 + v2 = 141

Substitute 1.35v2 for v1 in the above

1.35v2 + v2 = 141

2.35v2 = 141 ---- divide through by 2.35

v2 = 141/2.35

v2 = 60 Ice creams

Calculating v1

v1 = 1.35v2

v1 = 1.35 * 60

v1 = 81 Ice creams.

Hence, vendor 1 sold 81 Ice creams while vendor 2 sold 60 Ice cream