Asked by jiejie
A supermarket had an equal number of bottles of shampoo and conditioner. After selling 82 bottles of shampoo and 178 bottles of conditioner, the no. of bottles of conditioner was 1/5 of the bottles of shampoo left. How many bottles of shampoo were left?
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Answered by
Steve
s = shampoo
c = conditioner
s = c to start
1/5(s-82) = c-178
s = c = 202
s-82 = 120
202-178 = 24 = 1/5 * (120)
c = conditioner
s = c to start
1/5(s-82) = c-178
s = c = 202
s-82 = 120
202-178 = 24 = 1/5 * (120)
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