Question
Two hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and chikoos in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 84 chikoos. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Gillian. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 34 of the chikoos.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and chikoos?
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Two hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some mangosteens and chikoos in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 84 chikoos. Some of the mangosteens were bought by Gillian. As a result, the number of mangosteens became 34 of the chikoos.
  1. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have left?
  2. How many mangosteens did the stallholder have to buy in order to have an equal number of mangosteens and chikoos?