Question

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of the fruits at a warehouse were apples and the remaining fruits were oranges. There were 291 more red apples than green apples and there were 3455 oranges in the warehouse. How many red apples were there?

Answer 1

491 red apples

Explanation:

1/6 are apples

then 5/6 are oranges

red apples = green apples + 291

there are 3455 oranges

total amount of fruits is :

3455 / (5/6) = (3455 x 6)/5 = 4146

4146 - 3455 = 691 apples ( total )

so red + green = 691

and red - green = 291

add the two equations

red + red + green - green = 691 + 291

2red = 982

red = 982 / 2 = 491 red apples

green = 691 - 491 = 200 green apples

so red is 291 more than green

then red = 491