To a wholesaler

A farmer sold 10% of last year's corn crop to a wholesaler and a third of the rest to small buyers. He stored the remaining 270 tons of corn. How many tons of last year's corn crop did he sell?

Correct answer:

x =  180 t

Step-by-step explanation:

p=10%=10010=101=0.1  p u+(up u)/3+270=u 0.1 u+(u0.1 u)/3+270=u  1.8u=810  u=1.8810=450  u=450  x=u270=450270=180 t



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