Question
Four hours ago, a grocer started his day with some mangosteens and lemons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 168 lemons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Abi. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the lemons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the grocer have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and lemons?
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Four hours ago, a grocer started his day with some mangosteens and lemons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 168 lemons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Abi. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 56 of the lemons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the grocer have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and lemons?