In a basket,
14 are pomegranates and the rest are pears. If I give away 589 pears, there will be
211 as many pears as pomegranates. How many pomegranates and pears are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pomegranates |
Pears |
Total |
Before |
1x11 = 11 u |
3x11 = 33 u |
4x11 = 44 u |
Change |
|
- 589 |
|
After |
11x1 = 11 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pomegranates remains unchanged.
Change in the number of pears
= 33 u - 2 u
= 31 u
31 u = 589
1 u = 589 ÷ 31 = 19
Number of pomegranates and pears
= 44 u
= 44 x 19
= 836
Answer(s): 836