Answer:
258 fruits.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that one day at a supermarket, 258 fruits were sold in the morning, and 5/6 of the number of fruits sold in the morning were sold in the afternoon.
So the fruits sold in the afternoon will be 5/6 of 258.
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=\frac{5}{6}\times 258[/tex]
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=5\times 43[/tex]
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in afternoon}=215[/tex].
Further, we are told that the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of fruits sold in the afternoon the previous day.
So the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon will be:
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+(\frac{20}{100}\times 215)[/tex]
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+(0.20\times 215)[/tex]
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=215+43[/tex]
[tex]\text{The number of fruits sold in next afternoon}=258[/tex]
Therefore, 258 fruits were sold in the afternoon the next day.
