Question
Five hours ago, a grocer started his day with some mangosteens and pears in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 60 pears. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Ivory. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the pears.
  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 pears?
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Five hours ago, a grocer started his day with some mangosteens and pears in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 60 pears. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Ivory. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the pears.
  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 pears?