In a basket,
14 are pomegranates and the rest are mangoes. If I give away 527 mangoes, there will be
211 as many mangoes as pomegranates. How many pomegranates and mangoes are there in the basket altogether?
|
Pomegranates |
Mangoes |
Total |
Before |
1x11 = 11 u |
3x11 = 33 u |
4x11 = 44 u |
Change |
|
- 527 |
|
After |
11x1 = 11 u |
2x1 = 2 u |
|
The number of pomegranates remains unchanged.
Change in the number of mangoes
= 33 u - 2 u
= 31 u
31 u = 527
1 u = 527 ÷ 31 = 17
Number of pomegranates and mangoes
= 44 u
= 44 x 17
= 748
Answer(s): 748