Charlie had 133 passion fruits and 168 apples at first. He used
37 of the passion fruits and
78 of the apples. He then bought some more apples. In the end,
13 of the fruits he had left were passion fruits. How many apples did he buy?
| |
Passion Fruits |
Apples |
Total |
| Before |
133 |
168 |
|
| Change 1 |
- 57 |
- 147 |
|
| After 1 |
76 |
21 |
|
| Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
| After 2 |
1 u |
2 u |
3 u |
Number of passion fruits that Charlie used
=
37 x 133
= 57
Number of passion fruits that Charlie had left
= 133 - 57
= 76
Number of apples that Charlie used
=
78 x 168
= 147
Number of apples that Charlie had left
= 168 - 147
= 21
Fraction of the fruits left that were apples
= 1 -
13=
23 Number of passion fruits left = 1 u = 76
Number of apples left in the end
= 2 u
= 2 x 76
= 152
Number of apples that Charlie bought
= 152 - 21
= 131
Answer(s): 131
