Question #a60cb

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Jan 18, 2018

340 liters of leaves

Explanation:

Suppose Adam raked = x liters of leaves

Then, Tapiwa raked = 1.05x liters of leaves (as 5% can be written as 5/100 which is 0.05#)

Total leaves raked = 697 liters

Therefore, x + 1.05x = 697

or 2.05x = 697

or x = cancel697^340/cancel2.05^1 = 340

So, Adam raked = 340 liters of leaves