Pierre had 64 passion fruits and 153 apples at first. He used
38 of the passion fruits and
79 of the apples. He then bought some more apples. In the end,
15 of the fruits he had left were passion fruits. How many apples did he buy?
| |
Passion Fruits |
Apples |
Total |
| Before |
64 |
153 |
|
| Change 1 |
- 24 |
- 119 |
|
| After 1 |
40 |
34 |
|
| Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
| After 2 |
1 u |
4 u |
5 u |
Number of passion fruits that Pierre used
=
38 x 64
= 24
Number of passion fruits that Pierre had left
= 64 - 24
= 40
Number of apples that Pierre used
=
79 x 153
= 119
Number of apples that Pierre had left
= 153 - 119
= 34
Fraction of the fruits left that were apples
= 1 -
15=
45 Number of passion fruits left = 1 u = 40
Number of apples left in the end
= 4 u
= 4 x 40
= 160
Number of apples that Pierre bought
= 160 - 34
= 126
Answer(s): 126
