In a basket,
12 are pomegranates and the rest are persimmons. If I give away 140 persimmons, there will be
29 as many persimmons as pomegranates. How many pomegranates and persimmons are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pomegranates |
Persimmons |
Total |
Before |
1x9 = 9 u |
1x9 = 9 u |
2x9 = 18 u |
Change |
|
- 140 |
|
After |
9x1 = 9 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pomegranates remains unchanged.
Change in the number of persimmons
= 9 u - 2 u
= 7 u
7 u = 140
1 u = 140 ÷ 7 = 20
Number of pomegranates and persimmons
= 18 u
= 18 x 20
= 360
Answer(s): 360