Question

Tapiwa raked 5% more leaves than Adam raked. Together they raked 697 liters of leaves. How many liters of leaves did Adam rake?

Answer 1

x + 1.05x = 6972.05x = 697x = 340 Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.

Answer 2

The answer for this question is computed through this:
5 percent more meaning, this is 105% of the smaller number.
So the computation is:
a + 1.05a = 697
2.05a = 697
a = 340 Adam raked 340 liters of leaves and Tapiwa raked 357 liters of leaves.