Question
Six hours ago, a store owner started his day with some mangosteens and lemons in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 30 lemons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Winnie. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the lemons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many lemons did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and lemons?
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Six hours ago, a store owner started his day with some mangosteens and lemons in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 30 lemons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Winnie. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the lemons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many lemons did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and lemons?