Question
Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and mangoes in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 120 mangoes. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Gillian. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the mangoes.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many mangoes did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and mangoes?
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Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and mangoes in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 120 mangoes. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Gillian. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 45 of the mangoes.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many mangoes did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and mangoes?