Farmer brown picked up some oranges. he gave 3/8 to john amd 2/3 of the remainder to steve. if steve received 75 oranges, how many oranges did farmer brown pick up
let x---------> total oranges that farmer brown pick up
we know that Farmer brown gave 3/8 to john so If John has ---------> 3/8x then Steve has-------> (x-(3/8)x)*(2/3)-----> (5/8)x*(2/3)----> (10/24)x 75=(10/24)x x=75*24/10 x=180 oranges
