if the farmers market sold 35% of it produce and has 280 peaches remaining, how many peaches did it originally have on hand.

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James Burns

1 February, 21:47

if the farmers market sold 35% of it produce and has 280 peaches remaining, how many peaches did it originally have on hand.

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Blake Gonzales · Answer 1

Divide the amount left by the percentage left:

they sold 35%, so there is 65% remaining.

280 / 0.65 = 430.769

Round to 431

Now check:

431 x 0.35 = 150.85

Round to 151

431 - 151 = 280 left.

They originally had 431 peaches.