Question
Four hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some oranges and persimmons in the ratio of 7 : 2. There were 50 persimmons. Some of the oranges were bought by Raeann. As a result, the number of oranges became 45 of the persimmons.
  1. How many oranges did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of oranges and persimmons?
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Four hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some oranges and persimmons in the ratio of 7 : 2. There were 50 persimmons. Some of the oranges were bought by Raeann. As a result, the number of oranges became 45 of the persimmons.
  1. How many oranges did the stallholder have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the stallholder have to sell in order to have an equal number of oranges and persimmons?