Question
Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some oranges and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 385 persimmons. Some of the oranges were bought by Emma. 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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Five hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some oranges and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 7. There were 385 persimmons. Some of the oranges were bought by Emma. 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?