Question
Two hours ago, a store owner started his day with some pears and lemons in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 72 lemons. Some of the pears were bought by Erika. As a result, the number of pears became 56 of the lemons.
  1. How many pears did the store owner have left?
  2. How many pears did the store owner have to buy in order to have an equal number of pears and lemons?
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Two hours ago, a store owner started his day with some pears and lemons in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 72 lemons. Some of the pears were bought by Erika. As a result, the number of pears became 56 of the lemons.
  1. How many pears did the store owner have left?
  2. How many pears did the store owner have to buy in order to have an equal number of pears and lemons?