Question
Two hours ago, a store owner started his day with some persimmons and pears in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 120 pears. Some of the persimmons were bought by Mary. As a result, the number of persimmons became 45 of the pears.
  1. How many persimmons did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many pears did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of persimmons and pears?
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Two hours ago, a store owner started his day with some persimmons and pears in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 120 pears. Some of the persimmons were bought by Mary. As a result, the number of persimmons became 45 of the pears.
  1. How many persimmons did the store owner have at first?
  2. How many pears did the store owner have to sell in order to have an equal number of persimmons and pears?