Elijah had 75 pomegranates and 63 starfruits at first. He used
35 of the pomegranates and
57 of the starfruits. He then bought some more starfruits. In the end,
15 of the fruits he had left were pomegranates. How many starfruits did he buy?
|
Pomegranates |
Starfruits |
Total |
Before |
75 |
63 |
|
Change 1 |
- 45 |
- 45 |
|
After 1 |
30 |
18 |
|
Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
After 2 |
1 u |
4 u |
5 u |
Number of pomegranates that Elijah used
=
35 x 75
= 45
Number of pomegranates that Elijah had left
= 75 - 45
= 30
Number of starfruits that Elijah used
=
57 x 63
= 45
Number of starfruits that Elijah had left
= 63 - 45
= 18
Fraction of the fruits left that were starfruits
= 1 -
15=
45 Number of pomegranates left = 1 u = 30
Number of starfruits left in the end
= 4 u
= 4 x 30
= 120
Number of starfruits that Elijah bought
= 120 - 18
= 102
Answer(s): 102