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Tapiwa raked 5% more leaves than Adam raked. Tapiwa raked 357 liters of leaves.

How many liters of leaves did Adam rake?

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340 liters

Explanation:

This means that Tapiwah raked x plus 5% of x leaves. Knowing that Tapiwah actually raked 357 liters, we can find the value of x as follows. So, Adam raked 340 liters of leaves.

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