Challenge word problem

Question

Lincoln says "If I had picked 50% more apples, I would have picked 30 apples." How many apples did Lincoln pick?

Answer 1

Lincoln says "If I had picked 50% more apples, I would have picked 30 apples." How many apples did Lincoln pick?

For this problem, we know that 150% of a number is 30. We write 150% as 1.5 So we can do 30 divided by 1.5 to get the number of apples picked.

Answer 2

Picked apples = x

If he had picked 50% more of x then he would have ×+50%× = 30 apples. Now solve this equation

X+50%X= 30

X(1+.5)=30

1.5X=30

X= 30/1.5= 20

Reverse check 50% of 20= 10. 20 +10 = 30

Answer 3

With picking 30 apples meaning 50% more apples, we have to assume that the apples actually picked is 100%. So we should add the percents to make 150% to match up with the 30 apples.

Therefore, 30/150% is equal to 30/1.5, which is 20.

Thus, Lincoln actually picked 20 apples.

Answer 4

Let x be the number of apples that Lincoln picked:

1.5x = 30

Solve for x.