SOLUTION: 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 la

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = number of mangoes in the larger basket
+%28+1%2F5%29%2Ax+ = number of mangoes in the smaller basket
+x+%2B+%281%2F5%29%2Ax+=+90+
Multiply both sides by +5+
+5x+%2B+x+=+450+
+6x+=+450+
+x+=+75+
75 mangoes in the larger basket