Esther had some passion fruits and chikoos in 2 containers. In Container C, the number of passion fruits to the number of chikoos was in the ratio of 5 : 8. In Container D, there were five times as many passion fruits as chikoos. After Esther transferred ³₄ of the chikoos from Container C to Container D, the number of fruits left in Container C was 259 and the ratio of the number of passion fruits to the number of chikoos in Container B became 8 : 9. How many fruits were in Container D in the end?

	Container C		Container D
	Passion Fruits	Chikoos	Passion Fruits	Chikoos
Before	5 u	8 u	5x8 =  40 p	1x8 = 8 p
Change		- 6 u		+ 6 u (+ 37 p)
After	5 u	2 u	8x5 = 40 p	9x5 = 45 p

Number of chikoos that Esther transferred from Container C to Container D
= ³₄ x 8 u
= 6 u

Total number of fruits in Container C in the end
= 5 u + 2 u
= 7 u

7 u = 259
1 u = 259 ÷ 7 = 37

The number of passion fruits in Container D is the unchanged quantity.
LCM of 5 and 8 is 40.

Number of chikoos that Esther transferred from Container C to Container D
= 6 u
= 6 x 37
= 222

Increase in the number of chikoos that due to the transfer from Container C to Container D
= 45 p - 8 p
= 37 p

37 p = 6 u 
37 p = 222

1 p = 222 ÷ 37 = 6

Number of fruits in Container D in the end
= 40 p + 45 p
= 85 p
= 85 x 6
= 510

Answer(s): 510