Jen had an equal number of passion fruits and kiwis at first. She sold half of the kiwis and bought another 12 passion fruits. In the end, she had five times as many passion fruits as kiwis. Find the number of kiwis she had at first.
| |
Passion Fruits |
Kiwis |
| Before |
5 u - 12 |
2 u |
| Change |
+ 12 |
- 1 u |
| After |
5 u |
1 u |
The number of passion fruits and kiwis at first is the same.
5 u - 12 = 2 u
5 u - 2 u = 12
3 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4
Number of kiwis that Jen had at first
= 2 u
= 2 x 4
= 8
Answer(s): 8
