In a basket,
14 are pears and the rest are mangoes. If I give away 361 mangoes, there will be
27 as many mangoes as pears. How many pears and mangoes are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pears |
Mangoes |
Total |
Before |
1x7 = 7 u |
3x7 = 21 u |
4x7 = 28 u |
Change |
|
- 361 |
|
After |
7x1 = 7 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pears remains unchanged.
Change in the number of mangoes
= 21 u - 2 u
= 19 u
19 u = 361
1 u = 361 ÷ 19 = 19
Number of pears and mangoes
= 28 u
= 28 x 19
= 532
Answer(s): 532