Question

When a bakery opened this morning, the ratio of the number of pineapple muffins to the number of mango muffins was 3 : 2. After 244 pineapple muffins were sold, the ratio of the number of pineapple muffins to the number of mango muffins changed to 3 : 5. How many pineapple muffins were there when the bakery opened this morning?

Answer 1

(x+244)/y=3/2

x/y=3/5

y=5x/3

(x+244)/(x5/3)=3/2

x+244=3/2 . 5x/3

x+244=15x/6

6(x+244)=15x

6x+1464=15x

1464=15x-6x

1464=9x

x=1464/9

x≈ 162

mm=162*5/3=270

162:270 = 3:5

pm before = 270*3/2=405

405:270 = 3:2