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Question 1126879: Theresa has two baskets of mangoes. She has a total of 90 mangoes. The number of mangoes in a smaller basket is 1/5 that of the larger basket. How many mangoes are there in the larger basket? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of mangoes in the larger basket = number of mangoes in the smaller basket
Multiply both sides by
75 mangoes in the larger basket
