Question
Six hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and starfruits in the ratio of 7 : 4. There were 180 starfruits. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Jen. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 35 of the starfruits.
  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 starfruits?
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Six hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and starfruits in the ratio of 7 : 4. There were 180 starfruits. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Jen. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 35 of the starfruits.
  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 starfruits?