One day at a supermarket, 258 fruits were sold in the morning, and 5/6 of the number of fruits sold in the morning were sold in the afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of fruits sold in the afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of the fruits sold in the afternoon the next day.

258 fruits.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that one day at a supermarket, 258 fruits were sold in the morning, and 5/6 of the number of fruits sold in the morning were sold in the afternoon.

So the fruits sold in the afternoon will be 5/6 of 258.

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Further, we are told that the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon increased by 20% compared to the number of fruits sold in the afternoon the previous day.

So the number of fruits sold in the next afternoon will be:

Therefore, 258 fruits were sold in the afternoon the next day.