Mervin has some cartons of milk. he sold 2/5 of milk in the morning. he sold 3/4 of the remainder in the afternoon. 24 more cartons of milk were sold in the afternoon than in the morning. how many cartons of milk did mervin have at first

2/5 were sold in the morning. This is equal to 40% of the total.  That leaves 60% leftover.

3/4 were sold in the afternoon. This is equal to 75% of the 60% leftover or 45% of the total (.6x.75).

The difference between the two sales is 24 cartons or 5% (45%-40%). If 5% is equal to 24 then you can cross multiply to see what is the equivalent number of cartons out of 100%.

5/100 = 24/x

5x = 24(100)

5x = 2400

x = 480

ANSWER: 480 cartons

i think 1: 2

step-by-step explanation:

from the figure we get,

the x axis shows   the months and,

the y-axis shows the number of satisfied customer.

each line or each cell in upward direction (y-axis) shows 500.

the appropriate scale for the y - axis is: -

a = 2000 customers

b = 4000 customers

c = 6000 customers

d = 8000 customers

e = 10000 customers

f = 12000 customers

g = 14000 customers