A vegetable seller bought 4370 tomatoes. Out of those 242 were found rotten. Remaining tomatoes were packed equally in 43 baskets. Find the number of tomatoes in each basket.
(4370-242)/43 = ____
To find the number of tomatoes in each basket, we need to subtract the rotten tomatoes from the total number of tomatoes and then divide the remaining tomatoes equally among the baskets.
1. Subtract the number of rotten tomatoes from the total number of tomatoes:
Total tomatoes - Rotten tomatoes = Tomatoes remaining
4370 - 242 = 4128
2. Divide the remaining tomatoes equally among the number of baskets:
Tomatoes remaining ÷ Number of baskets = Tomatoes in each basket
4128 ÷ 43 = 96
Therefore, there are 96 tomatoes in each basket.