Question

The produce department of a grocery store sold 288 pounds of tomatoes. The weight weight represented 72% of the shipment the store received. The rest spoiled and had to be discarded. How many pounds of tomatoes were originally received?

Answer 1

`400` pounds of tomatoes were originally received.

Explanation:

Let `x` be the pounds of tomatoes originally received.

So by condition given , `x*72/100 =288 or x=(288*100)/72 =400`pounds.

`400` pounds of tomatoes were originally received.[Ans]