Challenge: During November, a farmer

bought 350 chickens to add to his current

flock. At the end of the month he sold 90% of

his total flock and he now has 140 chickens.

How many did he have at the beginning of

November?

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Cecelia Gates

Mathematics

20 November, 13:41

Challenge: During November, a farmer

bought 350 chickens to add to his current

flock. At the end of the month he sold 90% of

his total flock and he now has 140 chickens.

How many did he have at the beginning of

November?

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Paul Mendez · Answer 1

126

Steps:

1. Turn 90% into a decimal to make your life easier.

Decimal form = 0.90

2. In this math problem "of" means to multiply.

3. Multiply the number of chickens the farmer has leftover (140) by the percentage (90%) of his total flock that he has sold.

4. 140 x 0.90 = 126

I deeply apologize if this is wrong! <3

Challenge: During November, a farmerbought 350 chickens to add to his currentflock. At the end of the month he sold 90% ofhis total flock and he now has 140 chickens.How many did he have at the beginning ofNovember?

Challenge: During November, a farmer

bought 350 chickens to add to his current

flock. At the end of the month he sold 90% of

his total flock and he now has 140 chickens.

How many did he have at the beginning of

November?