SOLUTION: A fruit seller has some apples and pears in the ratio 2:5. He sold 261 pears and bought 261 more apples . After that he had as many apples as pears. How many apples did he have at

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Question 959460: A fruit seller has some apples and pears in the ratio 2:5. He sold 261 pears and bought 261 more apples . After that he had as many apples as pears. How many apples did he have at first
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A fruit seller has some apples and pears in the ratio 2:5. He sold 261 pears and bought 261 more apples . After that he had as many apples as pears. How many apples did he have at first
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