Question
Seven hours ago, a grocer started his day with some apples and mangosteens in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 140 mangosteens. Some of the apples were bought by Hazel. As a result, the number of apples became 25 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many apples did the grocer have at first?
  2. How many mangosteens did the grocer have to sell in order to have an equal number of apples and mangosteens?
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Seven hours ago, a grocer started his day with some apples and mangosteens in the ratio of 5 : 4. There were 140 mangosteens. Some of the apples were bought by Hazel. As a result, the number of apples became 25 of the mangosteens.
  1. How many apples did the grocer have at first?
  2. How many mangosteens did the grocer have to sell in order to have an equal number of apples and mangosteens?