Homework Help: math

Posted by lamedia on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 12:09pm.

About a third of an orange crop was ruined by a sudden frost. Another third of the undamaged fruit spoiled while being taken to market. How much of the original orange crop could the farmer sell at the produce market?

math - Elena, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 1:02pm
x -initial amount,
x/3 -damaged,
x - x/3 = 2x/3 - undamaged.
2x/(3•3) =2x/9 - spoiled
for sell
2x/3-2x/9 =4x/9

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