Mr Lee sold some pears, passion fruits and chikoos. The ratio of the number of pears sold to the total number of fruits sold was 3 : 8. The ratio of the number of passion fruits sold to the number of chikoos sold was 1 : 24. He sold 90 more chikoos than pears. Find the total number of fruits that he sold.
| Pears |
Passion Fruits |
Chikoos |
Total |
| 3x5 |
5x5 |
8x5 |
| |
1 |
24 |
|
| 15 u |
1 u |
24 u |
40 u |
The total number of passion fruits and chikoos is repeated. Make the total number of passion fruits and chikoos the same. LCM of 5 and 25 is 25.
Number of more chikoos than pears
= 24 u - 15 u
= 9 u
9 u = 90
1 u = 90 ÷ 9 = 10
Total number of fruits that Mr Lee sold
= 40 u
= 40 x 10
= 400
Answer(s): 400
