There were 56 mangoes altogether in Basket A and Basket B. After I had transferred 10 mangoes from Basket A to Basket B, the number of mangoes in Basket A became thrice the number of mangoes in Basket B. How many mangoes were there in Basket A at first?
|
A |
B |
Total |
Before |
3 u + 10 |
1 u - 10 |
56 |
Change |
- 10 |
+ 10 |
|
After |
3 u |
1 u |
56 |
Total number of mangoes
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 4 = 14
Number of mangoes in Basket A in the end
= 3 u
= 3 x 14
= 42
Number of mangoes in Basket A at first
= 42 + 10
= 52
Answer(s): 52