In a basket,
12 are pomegranates and the rest are mangoes. If I give away 65 mangoes, there will be
27 as many mangoes as pomegranates. How many pomegranates and mangoes are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pomegranates |
Mangoes |
Total |
Before |
1x7 = 7 u |
1x7 = 7 u |
2x7 = 14 u |
Change |
|
- 65 |
|
After |
7x1 = 7 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pomegranates remains unchanged.
Change in the number of mangoes
= 7 u - 2 u
= 5 u
5 u = 65
1 u = 65 ÷ 5 = 13
Number of pomegranates and mangoes
= 14 u
= 14 x 13
= 182
Answer(s): 182