Liam had 162 kiwis and 90 pears at first. He used
59 of the kiwis and
310 of the pears. He then bought some more pears. In the end,
14 of the fruits he had left were kiwis. How many pears did he buy?
| |
Kiwis |
Pears |
Total |
| Before |
162 |
90 |
|
| Change 1 |
- 90 |
- 27 |
|
| After 1 |
72 |
63 |
|
| Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
| After 2 |
1 u |
3 u |
4 u |
Number of kiwis that Liam used
=
59 x 162
= 90
Number of kiwis that Liam had left
= 162 - 90
= 72
Number of pears that Liam used
=
310 x 90
= 27
Number of pears that Liam had left
= 90 - 27
= 63
Fraction of the fruits left that were pears
= 1 -
14=
34 Number of kiwis left = 1 u = 72
Number of pears left in the end
= 3 u
= 3 x 72
= 216
Number of pears that Liam bought
= 216 - 63
= 153
Answer(s): 153
