The number of tomatoes is 5 times as many as the number of pomegranates. After buying another 24 tomatoes and 96 pomegranates, the number of tomatoes is the same as the number of pomegranates. What is the number of tomatoes at first?
| |
Tomatoes |
Pomegranates |
| Before |
5 u |
1 u |
| Change |
+ 24 |
+ 96 |
| After |
5 u + 24 |
1 u + 96 |
The number of tomatoes and pomegranates is the same in the end.
5 u + 24 = 1 u + 96
5 u - 1 u = 96 - 24
4 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 4 = 18
Number of tomatoes at first
= 5 u
= 5 x 18
= 90
Answer(s): 90
