In a basket,
15 are passion fruits and the rest are mangosteens. If I give away 200 mangosteens, there will be
23 as many mangosteens as passion fruits. How many passion fruits and mangosteens are there in the basket altogether?
|
Passion Fruits |
Mangosteens |
Total |
Before |
1x3 = 3 u |
4x3 = 12 u |
5x3 = 15 u |
Change |
|
- 200 |
|
After |
3x1 = 3 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of passion fruits remains unchanged.
Change in the number of mangosteens
= 12 u - 2 u
= 10 u
10 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 10 = 20
Number of passion fruits and mangosteens
= 15 u
= 15 x 20
= 300
Answer(s): 300