A salesman sold twice as much pears in the afternoon than in the morning. If he sold 360 kilograms of pears that day, how many kilograms did he sell in the morning and how many in the afternoon?
Answers.
A) 120 kg in the morning and 240 kg in the afternoon
B) 100 kg in the morning and 200 kg in the afternoon
C) 110 kg in the morning and 220 kg in the afternoon
D) 130 kg in the morning and 260 kg in the afternoon
E) 125 kg in the morning and 250 kg in the afternoon
Let x be the number of kilograms he sold in the morning.Then in the afternoon he sold 2xx kilograms. So, the total is x+2x=3x. This must be equal to 360.   3x=360   x=360/3= 
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120   Therefore, the salesman sold 120 kg in the morning and 2x120=240 kg in the afternoon.   120 kg in the morning and 240 kg in the afternoonnswer is 120 kg in the morning and 240 kg in the afternoon
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A salesman sold twice as much pears in the afternoon than in the morning. If he sold 360 kilograms of pears that day, how many kilograms did he sell in the morning and how many in the afternoon?