Question
Five hours ago, a grocer started his day with some pears and lemons in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 40 lemons. Some of the pears were bought by Elyse. As a result, the number of pears became 35 of the lemons.
  1. How many pears did the grocer have left?
  2. How many pears did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of pears and lemons?
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Five hours ago, a grocer started his day with some pears and lemons in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 40 lemons. Some of the pears were bought by Elyse. As a result, the number of pears became 35 of the lemons.
  1. How many pears did the grocer have left?
  2. How many pears did the grocer have to buy in order to have an equal number of pears and lemons?