A fruit-seller sold
34 of his mangosteens in the morning and
59 of his remaining mangosteens in the afternoon. If he had 32 mangosteens at the end of the day, find the total number of mangosteens he had at first.
| Morning |
Remaining mangosteens |
Total |
| 3x9 |
1x9 |
4x9 |
| |
Afternoon |
Left |
|
| |
5 |
4 |
|
| 27 u |
5 u |
4 u |
36 u |
Fraction of the mangosteens not sold in the morning
= 1 - 34
= 14
Number of mangosteens left = 4 u
4 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 4 = 8
Total number of mangosteens
= 36 u
= 36 x 8
= 288
Answer(s): 288
