In a basket, 1/3 of the fruits were pears and the rest were oranges. If I give away 8 oranges, there will be 3/5 as many pears as oranges. How many oranges and pears were there in the basket altogether?
+36916 pears = 1/3 x oranges = 2/3 x
then give away 8 oranges (this is 2/3 x - 8)
1/3 x = 3/5 ( 2/3 x - 8)
1/3 x = 6/15 x - 24/5
1/15 x = 24/5
x = 72 original fruits
