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A worker at a snack stand opened a new box of spoons. The first day, the worker used 25 spoons from the box. The second day, the worker used 15% of the remaining spoons in the box. A total of 140 spoons were used on the second day. What was the original number of spoons in the box before any spoons were used?

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MrRoyal

The original number of spoons is 958

Let the total number of spoon be x.

The first day, 25 spoons were removed.

So, the remaining spoon (r) is:

[tex]r =x -25[/tex]

15% of the remaining spoon were used.

So, we have:

[tex]15\% \times r =15\% \times (x -25)[/tex]

This 15% represents 140 spoons.

So, the equation becomes

[tex]15\% \times (x -25) = 140[/tex]

Express 15% as decimal

[tex]0.15 \times (x -25) = 140[/tex]

Divide both sides by 0.15

[tex](x -25) = 933[/tex]

Remove brackets

[tex]x -25 = 933[/tex]

Add 25 to both sides

[tex]x= 958[/tex]

Hence, the original number of spoons is 958

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