Question
Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and pomegranates in the ratio of 8 : 5. There were 180 pomegranates. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Wendy. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the pomegranates.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and pomegranates?
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Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and pomegranates in the ratio of 8 : 5. There were 180 pomegranates. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Wendy. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the pomegranates.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and pomegranates?