In a basket,
13 are pears and the rest are passion fruits. If I give away 144 passion fruits, there will be
27 as many passion fruits as pears. How many pears and passion fruits are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pears |
Passion Fruits |
Total |
Before |
1x7 = 7 u |
2x7 = 14 u |
3x7 = 21 u |
Change |
|
- 144 |
|
After |
7x1 = 7 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pears remains unchanged.
Change in the number of passion fruits
= 14 u - 2 u
= 12 u
12 u = 144
1 u = 144 ÷ 12 = 12
Number of pears and passion fruits
= 21 u
= 21 x 12
= 252
Answer(s): 252