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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Rosyth Sch 2006 PSLE Math Prelim Q38

The pie chart shows the different kinds of fruits sold by Uncle Lim. He sold 425 mangoes. How many durians did he sell?



Solution

Durians ----- (100 – 25 – 12 – 15)% = 48%
(Mangoes) 25% ----- 425
1% ----- 425 divided by 25 = 17

Durians) 48% ----- 17 x 48 = 816

Answer: He sold 816 durians.

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