Question
Two hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 196 persimmons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Betty. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 34 of the persimmons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and persimmons?
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Two hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 196 persimmons. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Betty. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 34 of the persimmons.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and persimmons?