A store owner has 50 more mangosteens than passion fruits. After he sold 70% of the mangosteens and 20% of the passion fruits, he is left with 40 more passion fruits than mangosteens. What fraction of the fruits left were passion fruits?
|
Mangosteens |
Passion fruits |
Comparing mangosteens and passion fruits at first |
50 more |
|
Before |
10x1 = 10 u |
+ 50 |
5x2 = 10 u |
Change |
- 7x1 = - 7 u |
- 35 |
- 1x2 = - 2 u |
After |
3x1 = 3 u |
+ 15 |
4x2 = 8 u |
Comparing mangosteens and passion fruits in the end |
|
40 more |
70% =
70100 =
710 70% x 50 =
710 x 50 = 35
50 - 35 = 15
20% =
20100 =
15 The number of passion fruits is 40 more than the number of mangosteens in the end. So, if another 40 mangosteens are added, the number of mangosteens and passion fruits in the end will be the same.
3 u + 15 + 40 = 8 u
3 u + 55 = 8 u
8 u - 3 u = 55
5 u = 55
1 u = 55 ÷ 5 = 11
Number of passion fruits left
= 8 u
= 8 x 11
= 88
Total number of fruits left
= 3 u + 15 + 8 u
= 11 u + 15
= 11 x 11 + 15
= 121 + 15
= 136
Passion fruits leftTotal fruits left =
88136 =
1117 Answer(s):
1117