Jade had an equal number of mangoes and pears at first. She sold one-sixth of the pears and bought another 19 mangoes. In the end, she had five times as many mangoes as pears. Find the number of pears she had at first.
|
Mangoes |
Pears |
Before |
25 u - 19 |
6 u |
Change |
+ 19 |
- 1 u |
After |
25 u |
5 u |
The number of mangoes and pears at first is the same.
25 u - 19 = 6 u
25 u - 6 u = 19
19 u = 19
1 u = 19 ÷ 19 = 1
Number of pears that Jade had at first
= 6 u
= 6 x 1
= 6
Answer(s): 6