Xavier had 162 passion fruits and 136 starfruits at first. He used
56 of the passion fruits and
58 of the starfruits. He then bought some more starfruits. In the end,
15 of the fruits he had left were passion fruits. How many starfruits did he buy?
|
Passion Fruits |
Starfruits |
Total |
Before |
162 |
136 |
|
Change 1 |
- 135 |
- 85 |
|
After 1 |
27 |
51 |
|
Change 2 |
|
+ some |
|
After 2 |
1 u |
4 u |
5 u |
Number of passion fruits that Xavier used
=
56 x 162
= 135
Number of passion fruits that Xavier had left
= 162 - 135
= 27
Number of starfruits that Xavier used
=
58 x 136
= 85
Number of starfruits that Xavier had left
= 136 - 85
= 51
Fraction of the fruits left that were starfruits
= 1 -
15=
45 Number of passion fruits left = 1 u = 27
Number of starfruits left in the end
= 4 u
= 4 x 27
= 108
Number of starfruits that Xavier bought
= 108 - 51
= 57
Answer(s): 57