There were 44 grapefruits altogether in Basket A and Basket B. After I had transferred 5 grapefruits from Basket A to Basket B, the number of grapefruits in Basket A became thrice the number of grapefruits in Basket B. How many grapefruits were there in Basket A at first?
|
A |
B |
Total |
Before |
3 u + 5 |
1 u - 5 |
44 |
Change |
- 5 |
+ 5 |
|
After |
3 u |
1 u |
44 |
Total number of grapefruits
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 4 = 11
Number of grapefruits in Basket A in the end
= 3 u
= 3 x 11
= 33
Number of grapefruits in Basket A at first
= 33 + 5
= 38
Answer(s): 38