Nick had 200 starfruits and 65 pomegranates at first. He used
45 of the starfruits and
35 of the pomegranates. He then bought some more pomegranates. In the end,
17 of the fruits he had left were starfruits. How many pomegranates did he buy?
|
Starfruits |
Pomegranates |
Total |
Before |
200 |
65 |
|
Change 1 |
- 160 |
- 39 |
|
After 1 |
40 |
26 |
|
Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
After 2 |
1 u |
6 u |
7 u |
Number of starfruits that Nick used
=
45 x 200
= 160
Number of starfruits that Nick had left
= 200 - 160
= 40
Number of pomegranates that Nick used
=
35 x 65
= 39
Number of pomegranates that Nick had left
= 65 - 39
= 26
Fraction of the fruits left that were pomegranates
= 1 -
17=
67 Number of starfruits left = 1 u = 40
Number of pomegranates left in the end
= 6 u
= 6 x 40
= 240
Number of pomegranates that Nick bought
= 240 - 26
= 214
Answer(s): 214