Question
Seven hours ago, a fruit seller started his day with some apples and mangosteens in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 30 mangosteens. Some of the apples were bought by Gem. As a result, the number of apples became 25 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many apples did the fruit seller have left?
  2. How many apples did the fruit seller have to buy in order to have an equal number of apples and mangosteens?
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Seven hours ago, a fruit seller started his day with some apples and mangosteens in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 30 mangosteens. Some of the apples were bought by Gem. As a result, the number of apples became 25 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many apples did the fruit seller have left?
  2. How many apples did the fruit seller have to buy in order to have an equal number of apples and mangosteens?