A green grocer received a boxful of tomatoes and on opening the box found that several had gone bad....
A green grocer received a boxful of tomatoes and on opening the box found that several had gone bad. He then counted them up so that he could make a formal complaint and found that 68 were mouldy, which was 16 per cent of the total contents of the box. How many tomatoes were in the box?
Answer/Solution
425
Steps/Work
B
425
(68 ÷ 16) × 100
425
(68 ÷ 16) × 100