In a basket,
15 are lemons and the rest are pomegranates. If I give away 168 pomegranates, there will be
211 as many pomegranates as lemons. How many lemons and pomegranates are there in the basket altogether?
|
Lemons |
Pomegranates |
Total |
Before |
1x11 = 11 u |
4x11 = 44 u |
5x11 = 55 u |
Change |
|
- 168 |
|
After |
11x1 = 11 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of lemons remains unchanged.
Change in the number of pomegranates
= 44 u - 2 u
= 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Number of lemons and pomegranates
= 55 u
= 55 x 4
= 220
Answer(s): 220