In a basket,
12 are pears and the rest are passion fruits. If I give away 18 passion fruits, there will be
211 as many passion fruits as pears. How many pears and passion fruits are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pears |
Passion Fruits |
Total |
Before |
1x11 = 11 u |
1x11 = 11 u |
2x11 = 22 u |
Change |
|
- 18 |
|
After |
11x1 = 11 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pears remains unchanged.
Change in the number of passion fruits
= 11 u - 2 u
= 9 u
9 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 9 = 2
Number of pears and passion fruits
= 22 u
= 22 x 2
= 44
Answer(s): 44