Mr Ken sold some mangoes, passion fruits and lemons. The ratio of the number of mangoes sold to the total number of fruits sold was 3 : 8. The ratio of the number of passion fruits sold to the number of lemons sold was 3 : 22. He sold 56 more lemons than mangoes. Find the total number of fruits that he sold.
| Mangoes |
Passion Fruits |
Lemons |
Total |
| 3x5 |
5x5 |
8x5 |
| |
3 |
22 |
|
| 15 u |
3 u |
22 u |
40 u |
The total number of passion fruits and lemons is repeated. Make the total number of passion fruits and lemons the same. LCM of 5 and 25 is 25.
Number of more lemons than mangoes
= 22 u - 15 u
= 7 u
7 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 7 = 8
Total number of fruits that Mr Ken sold
= 40 u
= 40 x 8
= 320
Answer(s): 320
