Question
Six hours ago, a grocer started his day with some starfruits and mangosteens in the ratio of 5 : 3. There were 96 mangosteens. Some of the starfruits were bought by Cathy. As a result, the number of starfruits became 34 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many starfruits did the grocer have left?
  2. How many starfruits did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of starfruits and mangosteens?
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Six hours ago, a grocer started his day with some starfruits and mangosteens in the ratio of 5 : 3. There were 96 mangosteens. Some of the starfruits were bought by Cathy. As a result, the number of starfruits became 34 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many starfruits did the grocer have left?
  2. How many starfruits did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of starfruits and mangosteens?