Mr Oscar sold some passion fruits, pears and mangosteens. The ratio of the number of passion fruits sold to the total number of fruits sold was 2 : 5. The ratio of the number of pears sold to the number of mangosteens sold was 1 : 11. He sold 9 more mangosteens than passion fruits. Find the total number of fruits that he sold.
| Passion Fruits |
Pears |
Mangosteens |
Total |
| 2x4 |
3x4 |
5x4 |
| |
1 |
11 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
11 u |
20 u |
The total number of pears and mangosteens is repeated. Make the total number of pears and mangosteens the same. LCM of 3 and 12 is 12.
Number of more mangosteens than passion fruits
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
3 u = 9
1 u = 9 ÷ 3 = 3
Total number of fruits that Mr Oscar sold
= 20 u
= 20 x 3
= 60
Answer(s): 60
