Question
Five hours ago, a store owner started his day with some pomegranates and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 165 persimmons. Some of the pomegranates were bought by Winnie. As a result, the number of pomegranates became 35 of the persimmons.
  1. How many pomegranates did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of pomegranates and persimmons?
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Five hours ago, a store owner started his day with some pomegranates and persimmons in the ratio of 8 : 3. There were 165 persimmons. Some of the pomegranates were bought by Winnie. As a result, the number of pomegranates became 35 of the persimmons.
  1. How many pomegranates did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many persimmons did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of pomegranates and persimmons?