Question

The number of apples in a basket is 5 more than two times the number of mangoes in the basket. If there are 35 apples in the basket, find the number of mangoesin the basket

Answer 1

let the number of mangoes be x, then number of apples be 2x+5

2x+5=35

2x=35-5

2x=30

x=15 so the number of mangoes =15 and

no of apple =2x+5=2×15+5

30+5

=35

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Answer 2

Answer:

let the number of mangoes =x

x × 2 + 5 = 35

x × 2 = 35 - 5

= 30

x = 30 ÷ 2

= 15