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How many calories has she eaten?

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A dieter has portioned out the day’s calories into five small meals.

For the first meal she eats one third of the total calories.

For the next meal she eats a quarter of what is left.

For the third meal she eats two fifths of the remaining calories

and for the fourth meal she eats half of what she has left.

The dieter now has 180 calories remaining.

How many calories has she eaten?

posted Feb 25, 2022 by Mridul

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