Question

Farmer brown picked up some oranges. he gave 3/8 to john amd 2/3 of the remainder to steve. if steve received 75 oranges, how many oranges did farmer brown pick up

Answer 1

let
x---------> total oranges that farmer brown pick up

we know that
Farmer brown gave 3/8 to john
so
If John has ---------> 3/8x
then
Steve has-------> (x-(3/8)x)*(2/3)-----> (5/8)x*(2/3)----> (10/24)x
75=(10/24)x
x=75*24/10
x=180 oranges

the answer is
180 oranges