Question
Five hours ago, a fruit seller started his day with some mangosteens and mangoes in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 144 mangoes. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Emily. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the mangoes.
  1. How many mangosteens did the fruit seller have at first?
  2. How many mangoes did the fruit seller have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and mangoes?
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Five hours ago, a fruit seller started his day with some mangosteens and mangoes in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 144 mangoes. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Emily. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the mangoes.
  1. How many mangosteens did the fruit seller have at first?
  2. How many mangoes did the fruit seller have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and mangoes?