Question

Ali, Ben, and Cliff plant seedlings in their neighborhood park. Ali plants 40% of the total number of seedlings, Ben plants 45% of the total number of seedlings, and Cliff plants the rest of the seedlings. If Cliff plants 87 seedlings, how many seedlings do the three boys plant altogether?

Answer 1

580 seedlings altogether.

Explanation:

Given that,

Ali plants 40% of the total number of seedlings, Ben plants 45% of the total number of seedlings, and Cliff plants the rest of the seedlings. Cliff plants 87 seedlings.

The percentage of the seedling planted by Cliff = 100% - 45% - 40% = 15%

Let x = the total number of seedlings

`15\%\ of\ x=87\\\\x=(87* 100)/(15)\\\\x=580`

Hence, three boys plant 580 seedlings altogether.