Question

erika raked 5% more leaves than adam raked. erika raked 357liters of leaves. how many liters of leaves did adam rake?

Answer 1

Erica raked 5% more, so she racked 1.05 times as much.

Divide the amount she racked by the 1.05:

357 / 1.05 = 340

Adam racked 340 liters.