The number of avocados is 4 times as many as the number of tomatoes. After buying another 27 avocados and 96 tomatoes, the number of avocados is the same as the number of tomatoes. What is the number of avocados at first?
| |
Avocados |
Tomatoes |
| Before |
4 u |
1 u |
| Change |
+ 27 |
+ 96 |
| After |
4 u + 27 |
1 u + 96 |
The number of avocados and tomatoes is the same in the end.
4 u + 27 = 1 u + 96
4 u - 1 u = 96 - 27
3 u = 69
1 u = 69 ÷ 3 = 23
Number of avocados at first
= 4 u
= 4 x 23
= 92
Answer(s): 92
