Cheese consumption
I have some cheese. I used 2/5 of the total amount of cheese yesterday. Today, I used 2/5 of the remaining cheese from yesterday.
If 900 g of cheese remains at the end of today, how many grams of cheese did I have initially?
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If 900 g of cheese remains at the end of today, how many grams of cheese did I have initially?
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