The farmer has collected 160 kg of cherries. Of these, 60 kg were laid out in boxes and the rest of the cherries

The farmer has collected 160 kg of cherries. Of these, 60 kg were laid out in boxes and the rest of the cherries were laid out in baskets of 12 kg each. How many baskets have taken cherries.

First, we determine the weight of the cherries that the farmer has placed in baskets.

To do this, subtract from the total weight of the harvested cherries the one that the farmer put in boxes.

We get:

160 – 60 = 100 kg (in baskets).

Find the number of baskets.

We divide 100 kg of cherries by the weight of one basket.

Will be:

100/12 = 8 1/3 baskets.

We accept the number of baskets equal to 9.

In this case, 8 baskets will be full, and 9 will have:

12 * 1/3 = 12/3 = 4 kg.

Answer: 9 baskets.