The number of tomatoes is 3 times as many as the number of durians. After buying another 26 tomatoes and 58 durians, the number of tomatoes is the same as the number of durians. What is the number of tomatoes at first?
| |
Tomatoes |
Durians |
| Before |
3 u |
1 u |
| Change |
+ 26 |
+ 58 |
| After |
3 u + 26 |
1 u + 58 |
The number of tomatoes and durians is the same in the end.
3 u + 26 = 1 u + 58
3 u - 1 u = 58 - 26
2 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 2 = 16
Number of tomatoes at first
= 3 u
= 3 x 16
= 48
Answer(s): 48
