Mr Bobby sold some oranges, passion fruits and chikoos. The ratio of the number of oranges sold to the total number of fruits sold was 2 : 9. The ratio of the number of passion fruits sold to the number of chikoos sold was 4 : 17. He sold 44 more chikoos than oranges. Find the total number of fruits that he sold.
| Oranges |
Passion Fruits |
Chikoos |
Total |
| 2x3 |
7x3 |
9x3 |
| |
4 |
17 |
|
| 6 u |
4 u |
17 u |
27 u |
The total number of passion fruits and chikoos is repeated. Make the total number of passion fruits and chikoos the same. LCM of 7 and 21 is 21.
Number of more chikoos than oranges
= 17 u - 6 u
= 11 u
11 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 11 = 4
Total number of fruits that Mr Bobby sold
= 27 u
= 27 x 4
= 108
Answer(s): 108
