There were 56 dragonfruits altogether in Basket A and Basket B. After I had transferred 11 dragonfruits from Basket A to Basket B, the number of dragonfruits in Basket A became thrice the number of dragonfruits in Basket B. How many dragonfruits were there in Basket A at first?
|
A |
B |
Total |
Before |
3 u + 11 |
1 u - 11 |
56 |
Change |
- 11 |
+ 11 |
|
After |
3 u |
1 u |
56 |
Total number of dragonfruits
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 4 = 14
Number of dragonfruits in Basket A in the end
= 3 u
= 3 x 14
= 42
Number of dragonfruits in Basket A at first
= 42 + 11
= 53
Answer(s): 53