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A baker baked some loaves of bread. 240 loaves were sold by the end of the day. The baker was then left with 9/25 of the number of loaves that were baked. How many loaves of bread did the baker bake on that day?

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SarcasticSeagull
in this case, 16/25=240 loaves that he sold
25/25 is how many loaves he started with, and 9/25 is what he now has
16/25 =240
divide bothe sides by the numerator(16) to get what 1/25 of his loaves equal
1/25=15
multiply both sides by 25 
the baker started with 375

Answer:

The baker baked 375 loaves of bread that day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the baker baked a total of x loaves of bread.

240 loaves were sold by the end of the day.

The baker was then left with 9/25 of the number of loaves that were baked.

We get the equation:

[tex]x-240=\frac{9x}{25}[/tex]

Solving for x;

=> [tex]25(x-240)=9x[/tex]

=> [tex]25x-6000=9x[/tex]

=> [tex]25x-9x=6000[/tex]

=> [tex]16x=6000[/tex]

x = 375

Therefore, the baker baked 375 loaves of bread that day.

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